Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 51,035 in 20,030 households and a population density of 645 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.3%. The total area of the city is . Geography Tsukubamirai is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying marshy flatlands south of Lake Kasumigaura. It is about 40 kilometers from central Tokyo. The elevation of the city is about 5 to 25 meters above sea level. The Kinugawa River and Kokaigawa rivers flow through the city. The eastern and western parts are hilly. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Moriya *Tsukuba * Ryūgasaki * Toride * Jōsō Climate Tsukubamirai has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tsukubamirai is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1299 mm with September as the wettest month. The tem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cities Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and the Minister for Internal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moriya, Ibaraki
file:さくらの森パーク.jpg, 270px, Sakura-no-mori Park in Moriya is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 68,777 in 28,103 households and a population density of 1926 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 23.1%. The total area of the city is . Geography Moriya is located in southwestern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordering on Chiba Prefecture to the southwest. The city is surrounded by three rivers, the Kinugawa, Kokaigawa and the Tone River, one of the longest rivers in Japan. In terms of area, it is the smallest city in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is located approximately 35 kilometers from central Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki, Tsukubamirai * Toride, Ibaraki, Toride * Jōsō, Ibaraki, Jōsō Chiba Prefecture * Noda, Chiba, Noda *Kashiwa, Chiba, Kashiwa Climate Moriya has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multicameralism (two or more chambers). Many multicameral legislatures were created to give separate voices to different sectors of society. Multiple houses allowed, for example, for a guaranteed representation of different social classes (as in the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the French States-General). Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsukuba District, Ibaraki
was a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At its greatest extent it included the areas of today's cities of Jōsō, Shimotsuma, Toride, Tsuchiura, Tsukuba, and Tsukuba Mirai. The district had two towns before the dissolution: * Ina * Yawara On March 27, 2006, the town of Ina and the village of Yawara were merged to create the city of Tsukubamirai. Therefore, Tsukuba District was dissolved as a result of this merger. post-WWII Timeline * April 1, 1953 - The village of Oho was elevated to town status. (4 towns, 22 villages) * November 3, 1953 - The village of Kamisato was elevated to town status to become the town of Kamisato. (5 towns, 21 villages) * June 1, 1954 - The village of Takamichiso was merged into the town of Shimotsuna (from Makabe District). The town of Shimotsuna was elevated to city status at the same day. (5 towns, 20 villages) * July 1, 1954 - The villages of Mishima, Taniita, Toyo and Kohari were merged to create the village of Ina. (5 town ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yawara, Ibaraki
was a village located in Tsukuba District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 15,427 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 459.14 persons per km2. The total area was 33.60 km2. On March 27, 2006, Yawara, along with the town of Ina (also from Tsukuba District), was merged to create the city of Tsukubamirai. External links Official website of Tsukubamirai Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ina, Ibaraki
was a town located in Tsukuba District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 25,037 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 549.78 persons per km². The total area was 45.54 km². On March 27, 2006, Ina, along with the village of Yawara (also from Tsukuba District), was merged to create the city of Tsukubamirai. External links Official website of Tsukubamirai Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture {{Ibaraki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tone River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (); ''Bandō'' is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region, and ''Tarō'' is a popular given name for an oldest son. It is regarded as one of the "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū. Geography The source of the Tone River is at () () in the Echigo Mountains, which straddle the border between Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park. The Tone gathers tributaries and pours into the Pacific Ocean at Cape Inubō, Choshi in Chiba Prefecture. Tributaries Major tributaries of the Tone River include the Agatsuma, Watarase, Kinu, Omoi, and the . The Edo River branches away from the river and flows into Tokyo Bay. History The Tone River was once known for its uncontrollable nature, and its r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shimōsa Province
was a province of Japan in the area modern Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Shimōsa''" in . It lies to the north of the Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島), whose name takes its first ''kanji'' from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or . Shimōsa is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. It was bordered by Kazusa Province to the south, Musashi and Kōzuke Provinces to the west, and Hitachi and Shimotsuke Provinces to the north. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Shimōsa was ranked as a "great country" (大国) and a far country (遠国). History Shimōsa was originally part of a larger territory known as , which was divided into "upper" and "lower" portions (i.e. Kazusa and Shimōsa) during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku (645–654). It was well-known to the Imperial Court in Nara period Japan for its fertile lands, and is mentioned in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hitachi Province
was an old provinces of Japan, old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture.Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Hitachi fudoki''" in . It was sometimes called . Hitachi Province bordered on Shimōsa Province, Shimōsa (Lower Fusa Province, Fusa), Shimotsuke Province, Shimotsuke, and Mutsu Province, Mutsu (Iwase Province, Iwase -1718-, Iwashiro Province, Iwashiro -1869-, Iwaki Province (718), Iwaki -1718- and Iwaki Province (1868), -1869-) Provinces. Generally, its northern border was with Mutsu. History The ancient provincial capital (Hitachi Kokufu) and temple (Hitachi Kokubun-ji) were located near modern Ishioka, Ibaraki, Ishioka and have been excavated, while the chief shrine was further east at Kashima, Ibaraki, Kashima (Kashima Shrine). The province was established in the 7th century. In the Sengoku period the area was divided among several ''daimyōs'', but the chief castle was usually in the Mito Castle of the modern city of Mito, Ibar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Humid Continental Climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters. Precipitation is usually distributed throughout the year but often do have dry seasons. The definition of this climate regarding temperature is as follows: the mean temperature of the coldest month must be below or depending on the isotherm, and there must be at least four months whose mean temperatures are at or above . In addition, the location in question must not be semi-arid or arid. The cooler ''Dfb'', ''Dwb'', and ''Dsb'' subtypes are also known as hemiboreal climates. Humid continental climates are generally found between latitudes 30° N and 60° N, within the central and northeastern portions of North America, Europe, and Asia. They are rare and isolat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |