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Iga, Mie (town)
was a town located in Ayama District, Mie Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2004, Iga absorbed the city of Ueno, the town of Ayama, the villages of Ōyamada and Shimagahara (all from Ayama District), and the town of Aoyama (from Naga District) to create the city of Iga. Geography Located on the northwestern Iga Valley. Tsuge River, the branch line of Kizu River, runs west. History Timeline * April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Higashitsuge, Nishitsuge, and Mibuno were born. * July 1, 1942 - The village of Higashitsuge was elevated to town status to become the town of town of Tsuge. * January 1, 1955 - The villages of Nishitsuge and Mibuno were merged to create the village of Kasuga. * March 20, 1959 - The town of Tsuge, and the village of Kasuga were merged to create the town of Iga. * November 1, 2004 - Iga absorbed the old city of Ueno, the town of Ayama, the villages of Ōyamada and Shimagahara (all from Ayama District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Route 25
is a national highway connecting Yokkaichi and Osaka in Japan. Route data *Length: 144.5 km (89.8 mi) *Origin: Yokkaichi (originates at junction with Route 23) *Terminus: Osaka (ends at junction with Routes 1 and 2) *Major cities: Kameyama, Iga, Tenri History *4 December 1952 - Designated as First Class National Highway 25 (from Osaka to Nara) *18 May 1953 - Designation of Second Class National Highway 163 (from Osaka to Yokkaichi) *1 April 1963 - Designated as First Class National Highway 25 (from Yokkaichi to Osaka) *1 April 1965 - Second Class National Highway 163 was redesignated as General National Highway 25 between Yokkaichi and Osaka Intersects with *Mie Prefecture *Nara Prefecture *Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midai Interchange
Midai is a district in the Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is located on the eastern half of Midai island and shares the island with the district of Suak Midai. Villages All 3 villages in Midai rely on wells for their water. There is only one medical facility in Sabang that is an inpatient health center and a pharmacy. All but 5 families use electricity in the district, and they are in Sebelat. There are 4 mosques in the district, with 1 in each village and 2 in Sabang. There are also 13 musallas, 2 in Air Putih, 3 in Sebelat, and 8 in Sabang as well as a monastery in Sabang. The district is almost exclusively Muslim, with around 1% of people in Sabang being Buddhist and 0.7% of people being Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι .... There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iga Interchange
Iga may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Ambush at Iga Pass, a 1958 Japanese film * Iga no Kagemaru, Japanese manga series * Iga, a set of characters from the Japanese novel ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'' Biology * ''Iga'' (beetle), a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae * IgA, Immunoglobulin A, an antibody * Iga, or iga warta, Adnyamathanha name for ''Capparis mitchelii'', the Australian native orange Cuisine * Iga babi, Indonesian pork rib dish from Bali * Iga penyet, Indonesian fried beef spare ribs dish from Java People Japan * , a Japanese physician who also practised in Hawaii * , a Japanese video game producer, known for his involvement with the ''Castlevania'' series * Japanese aerospace pioneer * , a Japanese professional ice hockey player Poland * Iga Baumgart-Witan, a Polish sprinter * Iga Cembrzyńska, a Polish actress * Iga Wyrwał (also known as Eva or Eve), a Polish glamour model * Iga Świątek, a Polish professional tennis player * Jadwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meihan National Highway
The is a national expressway in Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, Japan. The expressway is also known as the Meihan National Highway that is a literal translation of its Japanese name. Together with the Nishi-Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it is the central portion of a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas. It is owned and operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is signed as an auxiliary route of National Route 25 as well as E25 under their "Expressway Numbering System." Naming ''Meihan'' is a Sino-Japanese pronunciation of two-character kanji acronym for Nagoya and Osaka (名阪). The first character of three-character kanji that represents Nagoya (名古屋) is pronounced as ''mei'', whereas the second character of two-character kanji that represents Osaka (大阪) is pronounced as ''han''. History Construction on the Meihan Expressway began in March 1962, with an intended construction period of only one thous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shindō Station
is a passenger railway station of the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the city of Iga, Mie, Japan. Lines Shindō Station is served by the Kansai Main Line and is located 86.1 rail kilometres from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station and 26.2 rail kilometers from Kameyama Station. Layout The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Platforms History Shindō Station was opened on July 15, 1921, as a station on the Imperial Government Railways (IGR), which became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from August 1, 1970. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR-West. In July 2002, the station was extensively remodeled, with the original side platform and island platform replaced by a single island platform and with the station building rebuilt. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuge Station
is a junction passenger railway station of the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the city of Iga, Mie, Japan. Lines Tsuge Station is served by the Kansai Main Line and is located 79.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station and 20.0 rail kilometers from Kameyama Station. It is also terminus of the and Kusatsu Line and is 36.7 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kusatsu Station. Layout The station consists of a side platform and an island platform with three tracks on the ground level, connected by a footbridge. Platforms History Tsuge Station was opened on February 18, 1890 with the extension of the Kansai Railway from Mikumo Station, making it the oldest station within Mie Prefecture. The Kansai Railway was extended to Yokkaichi Station on December 25, 1890 and to Ueno Station on January 15, 1897. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Imperial Government Railways (IGR), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansai Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie. The section from Kamo Station west to JR Namba Station is electrified and a part of the JR West "Urban Network", and is nicknamed the Yamatoji Line. The JR Central section from Nagoya to Kameyama is also electrified. Despite its name, for much of its length it is a very local line with mainly single track sections and no regular express services. The line was originally built in the 1890s by Kansai Railway (later under the Japanese Government Railways and Japanese National Railways) as an alternate route from south Osaka to Nara and Nagoya, but competition from the Kintetsu lines and declining ridership forced the line to operationally become two electric suburban lines for Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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