Higashikagawa, Kagawa
Higashikagawa
東かがわ市 | |
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 Higashikagawa City Hall | |
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 Location of Higashikagawa in Kagawa Prefecture | |
  Higashikagawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′N 134°22′E / 34.250°N 134.367°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Prefecture | Kagawa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ichiro Uemura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 152.86 km2 (59.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,305 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Higashikagawa (東かがわ市, Higashikagawa-shi) is a city in eastern Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, population 28,305.[2] The city, whose name means "east Kagawa," was formed in 2003 from the merger of three former towns in Ōkawa District, since dissolved: Hiketa, Ōchi and Shirotori.[3] Higashikagawa lies in northeast Shikoku, bordering Tokushima Prefecture and the Sanuki Mountains to the south, and the Seto Inland Sea to the north.
Manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and fishing are important industries.[4] The city is particularly famous for gloves, with a 90% market share in Japan.[5] Yellowtail was first successfully farmed here.[6] The former town of Hiketa is a center for producing wasanbon, a fine-grained sugar traditional to the region.[7]
A puppet theater, Toramaru Puppet Land, operates near Ōchi.[8] Shirotori Zoo is the only zoo in Kagawa Prefecture.[6]
References
- ^ "Areas of Prefectures, Cities, etc. (in Japanese)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. January 1, 2021. p. 64. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Population Statistics for Kagawa Prefecture (in Japanese)". Kagawa Prefectural Government. September 1, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Overview of Higashikagawa City (in Japanese)". Higashikagawa City. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "導入促進基本計画 [Basic Plan for Industry Promotion] (in Japanese)". Higashikagawa City. 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gloves (in Japanese)". Love Sanuki. Kagawa Prefectural Products Promotion Organization. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Basic Information on Higashikagawa (in Japanese)" (PDF). Higashikagawa City. 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Wasanbon". Love Sanuki. Kagawa Prefectural Products Promotion Organization.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Toramaru Puppet Land (in Japanese)". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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External links
Media related to Higashikagawa, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons- Higashikagawa City official website (in Japanese)
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