Kasugai, Aichi

Kasugai 春日井市
—  Special city  —
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Location of Kasugai in Aichi
Kasugai
Coordinates: 35°14′52″N 136°58′20″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu, Tōkai
Prefecture	Aichi
Government
• - Mayor	Futoshi Itoh (since May 2006)
Area
• Total	92.71 km2 (35.80 sq mi)
Population (February 2012)
• Total	306,573
• Density	3,310/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Sakura
Phone number	81-(0)568-81-5111
Address	Toriimatsu 5-44, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture 486-8686
Website	www.city.kasugai.aichi.jp

City hall

Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2012, the city has an estimated population of 306,573 and a population density of 3310 persons per km². The total area is 92.71 km². Former Nagoya Airport, is located between Kasugai and neighboring Komaki.

Geography

Kasugai is located in west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis.

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Komaki
• Inuyama
• Seto
• Kōnan
• Toyoyama

Gifu Prefecture

• Tajimi

History

During the Meiji period, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, Aichi, with the town of Kachigawa established on July 25, 1900. On June 1, 1943, Kachigawa merged with neighboring villages of Toriimatsu and Shinogi to form the city of Kasugai. In 1958, Kasugai annexed the neighboring towns of Sakashita and Kozoji. Kasugai gained Special city status on April 1, 2001.

Transportation

Airports

• Nagoya Airfield

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company – Chūō Main Line
• Jōkōji - Kōzōji - Jinryō - Kasugai - Kachigawa
• Meitetsu – Komaki Line
  • Ajiyoshi - Kasugai - Ushiyama - Manai
• Tōkai Transport Service Company- Jōhoku Line
  • Kachigawa - Ajiyoshi

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Chūō Expressway
• Nagoya Dai-Ni Kanjo Expressway
• Japan National Route 19
• Japan National Route 155
• Japan National Route 302

Education

• Chubu University

Sister cities

• Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from February 1981

Local attractions

• Jōjō Castle ruins

Noted people from Kasugai

• Eiji Okuda – actor and director
• Takehiro Donoue – professional baseball player
• Naomichi Donoue – professional baseball player
• Sho Ito – professional soccer player
• Asahiyutaka Katsuteru – sumo wrestler
• Kousei Amano –actor
• Gaku Hasegawa – politician
• Company Matsuo – pornographic movie actor/director

External links

Media related to Kasugai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• (Japanese) Official website (some portions in English)