was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Ayama District,
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
On November 1, 2004, Iga absorbed the city of
Ueno
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...
, 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 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 gen ...
.
Geography
Located on the northwestern
Iga Valley.
Tsuge River, the branch line of
Kizu River
is a river that crosses the prefectures of Kyoto and Mie in Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River. The city of Kizugawa
is a city located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the southernmost city in the prefecture and it is named after ...
, 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
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...
, 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 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 gen ...
.
Traffic
Railroad
*
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR West)
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 comp ...
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 li ...
,
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 Na ...
Roads
*
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-Meiha ...
Iga IC,
Kamitsuge IC,
Shimotsuge IC,
Midai IC,
Mibuno IC
*
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 ...
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Dissolved municipalities of Mie Prefecture
Iga, Mie
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