Tajimi
Tajimi (多治見市, Tajimi-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 112,165, with 40,413 number of households. The total area is 91.24 km². Tajimi is located in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture, on the Toki River. Tajimi is well known for ceramics, especially Oribe and Seto styles. In addition to biannual pottery fairs, the city hosts the Mino International Ceramics Festival every three years.
Tajimi is also home to Eihō-ji, which belongs to the Nanzenji faction of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. Eihoji is located on Kokeizan, in the northern section of the city. Tajimi is also home to a Catholic monastery belonging to the Society of the Divine Word. The monastery is famous for its wine. The city was founded on August 1, 1940.
Tajimi has had a strong sister-city relationship with Terre Haute, Indiana, USA since the 1960s.
The hottest temperature ever measured in Japan - 40.9˚ Celsius - was recorded in Tajimi on August 16, 2007.[1]
Geography
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Merger
- On January 23, 2006 the town of Kasahara, from Toki District, was merged into Tajimi.[2]
Sister Cities, Friendship Cities
Educational institutions
High schools
- Tajimi High School
- Tajimi Technical High School
- Tajimi-kita High School
Transportation
Railways
- Central Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line - Tajimi, Kokokei
- Taita Line - Tajimi, Koizumi, Nemoto, Hime
Highways
- Chūō Expressway - Tajimi IC
- National Route 19
- National Route 248
Famous Places, Historic Sites, Scenic Spots
- Eihō-ji
- Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
References
- ^ Gifu Prefecture sees highest temperature ever recorded in Japan - 40.9 - Japan News Review
- ^ "多治見市と笠原町 合併の歩み". Tajimi official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2011.
External links
Media related to Tajimi, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
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