was a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
located in
Seta District,
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 12,184 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 155.63 persons per km². The total area was 78.29 km².
On February 20, 2006, Akagi, along with the town of
Ikaho
was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,920 and a density of 175.63 persons per km2. The total area was 22.32 km2.
On February 20, 2006, Ikaho, along with the vil ...
, the villages of
Komochi and
Onogami (all from
Kitagunma District), and the village of
Kitatachibana (also from
Seta District), was merged into the expanded city of
Shibukawa
is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring resort.
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.
Geography
* Mountains:
Mount Akagi
is a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
The broad, low dominantly andesitic stratovolcano rises above the northern end of the Kanto Plain. It contains an elliptical, 3 x 4 km summit caldera with post-caldera lava domes arranged along ...
* Rivers:
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 ...
History
* 1889 - the villages of Yokono and Shikishima were created in Minamiseta District.
* 1896 - Minamiseta District is merged into Higashiseta District, renamed Seta District.
* 1956 - the villages of Yokono and Shikishima merged to form the village of Akagi.
* February 20, 2006 - Akagi, along with the town of
Ikaho
was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,920 and a density of 175.63 persons per km2. The total area was 22.32 km2.
On February 20, 2006, Ikaho, along with the vil ...
, the villages of
Komochi and
Onogami (all from
Kitagunma District), and the village of
Kitatachibana (also from
Seta District), was merged into the expanded city of
Shibukawa
is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring resort.
...
.
Heritage
There is a Kabuki stage that was constructed about 200 years ago. Occasionally, Kabuki is performed on that stage.
Popular culture
Akagi is the home of the fictional Takahashi Brothers (street racers who drive two generations of the
Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine.
...
) from the hit manga and anime series ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
'', and serves as the home course of the Akagi Redsuns (later reformed as Project D).
External links
Shibukawa official website
Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture
Shibukawa, Gunma
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