is a

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located in

Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a

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of 191 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%. The total area of the city is .

Geography

Inashiki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by

Lake Kasumigaura is the second-largest lake in Japan, located 60 km to the north-east of Tokyo. In a narrower sense and officially, Lake Kasumigaura refers to a waterbody with an area of 167.63 km2. In a wider sense, Lake Kasumigaura can also refer t ...

to the north and

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

to the south. It is approximately 70 kilometers northeast of

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Rivers

Crossed by Ono River (小野川) and Shintone River (新利根川), which flow into the Kasumigaura. Bordead by the Hachiku River (破竹川) on the southwest,

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(利根川) on the southeast, and Yokotone River (横利根川) on the east. Hachiku pours its waters into the Shintone River, Yokotone into the Tone River, and the Tone River at the end of its course empties into the Ocean Pacific.

Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture *

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* Ryūgasaki *

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* Kawachi Chiba Prefecture * Katori *

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Climate

Inashiki has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inashiki is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1360 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Inashiki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

History

The city of Inashiki was established on March 22, 2005, from the merger of the towns of

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, Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District).

Government

Inashiki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 20 members. Inashiki, together with neighboring Kawachi, contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 3rd district of the

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Inashiki is primarily agricultural, with

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lotus root ''Nelumbo nucifera'', also known as sacred lotus, Laxmi lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often re ...

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pumpkins,

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as major cash crops.

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in the Lake Kasumigaura and rivers. Factories, machining sector and commercial facilities.

Education

Inashiki has ten public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education. Aerial view of Ibaraki, Chiba and Tone River (34535587644)

Aerial view of Ibaraki, Chiba and Tone River (34535587644)

Transportation

Railway

Inashiki does not have any passenger railway services. If you require use the railway, use the Joban Line from

Tsuchiura Station is a railway station in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Tsuchiura Station is served by the ...

Hitachino-Ushiku Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hitachino-Ushiku Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 54.5 km from the off ...

Arakawaoki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Arakawaoki Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 57.2 km from the official sta ...

, etc. Also, you can use the

Jōsō Line The is a railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kantō Railway is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Elect ...

through the Ryūgasaki Line from Ryūgasaki Station.

Airport

Inashiki does not have airport services.

Narita International Airport Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...

is adjacent and located in Narita City of the Chiba Prefecture.

Highway

* – Edosaki Parking Area, Inashiki Interchange, Inashiki-Higashi Interchange * * * * Prefectural roads, such as Ibaraki Prefectural Routes 2, 5, 11, 25 and 49. Osugi Shrine 03

Local attractions

*Ancient Ōsugi shrine Festival. *Edosaki Gion Festival. *Tulip Festival in Wada Park of Ukishima, on the shores of Lake Kasumigaura.

Sister cities

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, Canada since February 1990

Notable people from Inashiki

Inazuma Raigorō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Awazaki, Hitachi Province (now Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture). He was the sport's 7th ''yokozuna''. Early life and career Born , his birth date is ambiguous. Although the date of 1802 is commonly accepted, som ...

, sumo wrestler *

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, mixed martial arts * Shirō Takasu, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy

References

External links

Official Website
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