Kasugai, Aichi

Kasugai (Japanese春日 井 市, - shi) is a city just a few kilometers north of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Kasugai is located north of Nagoya and extends over the Nōbi level and the Owari Hills chain. Through the south of the city of Shōnai, a 27 -mile river flows.

To the east of the city was built with the Kozoji New Town a large bedroom community for Nagoya. Kasugai borders the cities Nagoya (districts Kita and Moriyama ), Seto, Komaki, Aichi Inuyama and Toyoyama in, as well as to the city of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture.

Historical

Kasugai was founded on June 1, 1943 merger of the villages Kawaga, Toriimatsu, shinogi and Takaki from among Higashi- Kasugai. This was done so that the factories located in the villages could be efficiently used for weapons production during the Second World War. On 1 January 1958, the villages Sakashita and Kozoji were incorporated. On 1 April 2001, the city was finally appointed to the city with special status, making her some administrative functions were transferred from the Aichi Prefecture.

Traffic

  • Street: Tomei Expressway
  • National Road 19
  • National roads 155, 302
  • JR Chūō Main Line: Tokyo and Nagoya
  • Meitetsu Komaki Line

A part of the airport Nagoya is located in Kasugai, the remaining part in Toyoyama, Komaki and Nagoya.

Twinning

  • Canada Kelowna, Canada, since 1981

Sons and daughters of the town

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Aichi Prefecture Nagoya
  • Inuyama
  • Seto
  • Komaki
  • Toyoyama
  • Tajimi
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