Ena, Gifu
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| Ena 恵那市 |
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| Coordinates: 35°27′N 137°25′E / 35.45°N 137.417°ECoordinates: 35°27′N 137°25′E / 35.45°N 137.417°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture | Gifu | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Yoshiaki Kachi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 504.19 km2 (194.67 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 2011[1]) | |||
| • Total | 53,378 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Red Maple | ||
| - Flower | Sasayuri | ||
| Phone number | 0573-26-2111 | ||
| Address | 1-1-1 Shōge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken 509-7292 |
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| Website | City of Ena | ||
Ena City (恵那市 Ena-shi) is a city located in the Tōnō region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 53,378. The total area is 504.19 km².
The city was originally founded on April 1, 1954, but it merged with four towns and a village from the former Ena District to form the new city of Ena on October 25, 2004. The other municipalities participating in this merger were: Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi, Kushihara, and Yamaoka.
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[edit] Geography
- Mountains: Mount Kasagi, Mount Hoko, Mount Yūdachi, Mount Byōbu, Mount Yake, Mount Mitsumori
- Rivers: Kiso River, Agi River, Kamiyahagi River, Kamimura River, Akechi River, Toki River, Ori River
- Lakes: Ena Gorge, Lake Hokonoko, Lake Agigawa, Lake Okuyahagi, Lake Origawa
[edit] Areas
- Ōi-chō (大井町)
- Osashima-chō (長島町)
- Takenami-chō (武並町)
- Misato-chō (三郷町)
- Kasagi-chō (笠置町)
- Iiji-chō (飯地町)
- Nakanohō-chō (中野方町)
- Higashino (東野)
- Iwamura-chō (岩村町)
- Yamaoka-chō (山岡町)
- Akechi-chō (明智町)
- Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町)
- Kushihara (串原)
[edit] Education
- Gifu Prefectural Ena High School
- Gifu Prefectural Ena Agricultural High School
- Gifu Prefectural Ena-Minami High School (Gifu Prefectural Akechi Commercial High School and Iwamura Senior High School merged to form the new school.)
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railway
- Chūō Main Line (JR Central): Takenami Station - Ena Station
- Akechi Railway (Akechi Line): Ena Station - Higashino Station - Iinuma Station (Nakatsugawa, Gifu) - Agi Station (Nakatsugawa) - Iibama Station - Gokuraku Station - Iwamura Station - Hanashiro Station - Yamaoka Station - Noshi Station - Akechi Station
[edit] Roads
[edit] Expressway
[edit] Japan national routes
[edit] Roadside stations
- Road Station "Rassei Misato" Soba Making
- Road Station "Kamiyahagi La Foret Fukuju no Sato"
- Road Station "Obaachan-ichi Yamaoka"
[edit] Public facilities
[edit] Hospitals and clinics
[edit] Other
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Super markets
[edit] Ena radio switching offices
- Gifu Radio (JOZF・1431kHz, 500W) formally 1485kHz, 100W
- Tōkai region Radio (JOSF・801kHz, 100W）
[edit] Famous people from Ena
- Kiyohiro Araki (member of the House of Councilors)
- Yoshitaka Furuya (politician)
- Kazuo Nagano (chairman of Toyoto Shouji)
- Issai Satō (Confucian scholar)
- Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute)
- Hōsui Yamamoto (painter)
- Manabu Miyoshi (botanist)
- Katsushi Katsukawa (cartoonist)
- Mai Miyajima (actress)
[edit] Famous, historic and sightseeing locations
- Nakasendō Ōi-juku
- Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
- Ena Gorge
- Japan Water Agency Agigawa Dam
- Iwamura Castle Ruins
- Nihon Taishō Mura
- Sasayuri no Yu
- Yahagi Dam
- Mongol Village
[edit] References
- ^ "岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果" (in Japanese). Gifu prefectural website. Gifu Prefecture. http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei-unei/tokeijoho/kohyoshiryo/jinko-jutaku/jinko/2011/jinko201108.data/H2308kohyo.xls. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ena, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- Ena official website (Japanese)
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