Iga (Mie)

Iga (Japanese伊 贺 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Mie.

Geography

Iga is located west of Tsu and east of Nara.

History

It was formed on 11 November 2004 as a result of the amalgamation of the city of Ueno (上 野 市, -shi), the municipalities of Iga (伊 贺 町, chō ) and Ayama (阿 山 町, chō ), the villages Shimagahara (島ヶ原 村- mura ) and Oyamada (大 山 田村, -mura ) of the district Ayama, as well as the community Aoyama (青山 町, -chō ) of the district of Naga.

Traffic

  • Train: JR Kansai Main Line
  • JR Kusatsu Line, to Kusatsu
  • Kintetsu Osaka Line
  • Kintetsu Iga Line
  • National Road 25,163,165,368,421,422

Attractions

  • Ueno castle
  • Birthplace of Matsuo Bashō

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694), poet
  • Hattori Doho (1657-1730), poet
  • Jiro Kawasaki (* 1947), politician

Personalities

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Mie Prefecture Tsu
  • Kameyama
  • Nabari
  • Kōka
  • Nara
  • Yamazoe
  • Minami- Yamashiro
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