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Kawabe, Gifu
is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,303 and a population density of 250 persons per km2, in 3876 households. The total area of the town was . Geography Kawabe is located on the edge of the Nōbi Plain in southern Gifu Prefecture. The Hida River flows through the town, which 70% forest and hills. The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kawabe is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2058 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Neighbouring municipalities *Gifu Prefecture ** Hichisō ** Minokamo ** Yaotsu Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kawabe has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years. History The area aro ...
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Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40
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Hida River
The has its source in Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳 ''Norikura-ga-take'') in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It flows from the northern to the southern section of the prefecture before emptying into the Kiso River in Minokamo. River communities The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. ;Gifu Prefecture: : Takayama, Gero Gero I ( 900 – 20 May 965), sometimes called the Great (),Thompson, 486. Also se was a nobleman from East Francia who ruled an initially modest march centred on Merseburg in the south of the present German state of Saxony-Anhalt, which he ..., Shirakawa ( Ōno District), Yaotsu, Hichisō, Kawabe, Minokamo References External links (mouth) Rivers of Gifu Prefecture Rivers of Japan {{Japan-river-stub ...
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Kawabe Dam
is a dam in Kawabe, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ..., completed in 1936. References Dams in Gifu Prefecture Dams completed in 1936 {{Chūbu-dam-stub ...
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Takayama Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line between Gifu Station in Gifu and Toyama Station in Toyama, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line directly links the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area (metropolitan Nagoya) and Hokuriku region in a shorter distance, but with a longer travel time, than by using the combination of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Hokuriku Main Line. Now the line primarily functions as a way to access the scenic areas of Hida (ancient Hida Province), in the rugged mountains of northern Gifu Prefecture, such as Gero ''onsen'' (hot spring), Takayama, Shirakawa-gō, and the Kiso River. The first section of the line, between Gifu and Kagamigahara, opened in . The whole line was completed in 1934. Basic data *Operators, distances: **Total distance: **Central Japan Railway Company ( Category 1) ***Gifu - Inotani: ** West Japan Railway Company (Category 1) ***Inotani - Toyama: **Japan Freight Railway Compan ...
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Central Japan Railway Company
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, the geographical region in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between and . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between and . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen — a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2034. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest a ...
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JR Logo (central)
JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' J R'', a 1975 novel by William Gaddis * J. R. Ewing, a ''Dallas'' television character * JR Chandler, an ''All My Children'' television character * '' Jornal da Record'', a Brazilian news program * ''JR'', a 2001 punk album by Jim Bob * "Jr.", a 1992 song by Codeine on the album '' Barely Real'' People In arts and entertainment * JR (artist) (born 1983), French photographer and street artist * J.R. (musician) (born 1979), American Christian singer and producer * JR (rapper) (born 1987), South African rapper and entrepreneur * Jayam Ravi (born 1980), Indian actor * Jinyoung (entertainer, born 1994) (formerly ''Jr.''), South Korean singer of Got7 and JJ Project * Kim Jong-hyeon (born 1995; stage name: ''JR''), South Korean singer of NU'EST * J. R. Martinez (born 1983), American actor and soldier * Jim Ross (born 1952), American wrestling commentator * John Ruskin (1819–1900), English writer and art critic In ...
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Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical power to, and consolidated the political system under, the Emperor of Japan. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure and spanned both the late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly Industrialization, industrialised and adopted Western culture, Western ideas and production methods. The origins of the Restoration lay in economic and political difficulties faced by the Tokugawa shogunate. These problems were compounded by the encroachment of foreign powers in the region which challenged the Tokugawa policy of , specifically the arrival of the Pe ...
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Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo), Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Edo society, Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of ''Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a ''Han system, han'' (feudal domain), although the country was still nominally organized as provinces of Japan, imperial provinces. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced rapid ...
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Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ...
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Mino Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Mino was ranked as one of the 13 "great countries" (大国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital and '' ichinomiya'' were located in what is now the town of Tarui. Historical record "Mino" is an ancient place name, and appears in '' mokkan'' wooden tags from the ruins of Asuka-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō, and other ancient sites, but using the ''kanji'' "三野国". Per the '' Kujiki'', there were originally three separate countries in Mino, centered around what is now Ōgaki, Ōno, and Kakamigahara. Each had its own ''Kuni no miyatsuko'', and together with Motosu (in eastern Gifu) and Mugets ...
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Yaotsu, Gifu
is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,036 and a population density of 886 persons per km2, in 4311 households. The total area of the town was . Geography Yaotsu is located in south-central Gifu Prefecture, bordered by the Hida River to the north and the Kiso River to the south. Approximately 80% of the town area is forested. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yaotsu is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2019 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Neighbouring municipalities *Gifu Prefecture ** Ena ** Hichisō ** Kani ** Kawabe ** Minokamo ** Mitake ** Mizunami ** Shirakawa Demographics According to Japanese census data, the population of Yaotsu has decl ...
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