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located in
Ibaraki Prefecture is a 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, Tochigi Prefecture ...
,
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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 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 t ...
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, Tone River (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
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Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture *
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* Ryūgasaki * Ami *
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Kawachi Kawachi ( or ) may refer to: Places * Kawachi Province, one of the old provinces of Japan * Kawachi, Kumamoto, a former town in Kumamoto Prefecture * Kawachi, Osaka, a former city in Osaka Prefecture * Kawachi, Ibaraki, a town in Ibaraki Prefect ...
Chiba Prefecture * Katori * Kōzaki


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 Azuma, Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of
Sakuragawa 260px, Cherry Blossoms of Sakuragawa is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,072 in 13,721 households and a population density of 217 persons per km². The percentage of the population ag ...
(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
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of the lower house of the
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.


Economy

The economy of Inashiki is primarily agricultural, with
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, broccoli, lotus root, kabocha 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.


Transportation


Railway

Inashiki does not have any passenger railway services. If you require use the railway, use the Joban Line from Tsuchiura Station, Hitachino-Ushiku Station, Arakawaoki Station, etc. Also, you can use the Jōsō Line 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 Airpo ...
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.


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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Notable people from Inashiki

* Inazuma Raigorō, sumo wrestler * Tatsuya Kawajiri, mixed martial arts * Shirō Takasu, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy


References


External links


Official Website
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