Kasugai, Aichi

Kasugai is located in northwest Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis, in the northern Nōbi Plain. The Shōnai River flows through the southern portion of the city.

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Kasugai has increased rapidly over the past 70 years.

The area which is now Kasugai contains many Kofun period burial mounds. It was part of ancient Owari Province Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, the area was mostly part of the holdings of Owari Domain. With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, including the village of Kachigawa on October 1, 1889. Kachigawa was raised to town status on July 25, 1900. On June 1, 1943, Kachigawa was merged with neighboring villages of Toriimatsu and Shinogi to form the city of Kasugai. In 1958, Kasugai annexed the neighboring towns of Sakashita and Kōzōji. Kasugai gained Special city status on April 1, 2001 with increased local autonomy.

Kasugai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 32 members. The city contributes four members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 6 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Due to its location, Kasugai is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for the greater Nagoya metropolis. In terms of agricultural production, Kasugai is noted for horticulture and produces over 80% of the cactus sold as houseplants. Oji Paper Company, Panasonic and Fujitsu have large factories in Kasugai.

Chubu University

Colleges and universities:

• Chubu University
• Meijo University, Kasugai campus

Primary and secondary education:

• Kasugai has 37 public elementary schools and15 public junior high schools operated by the city government, and seven public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private junior high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.

International schools:

• Toshun Korean Primary School (東春朝鮮初級学校) – North Korean school[4]

• Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from February 1981[5]

Jōjō Castle

Futagoyama Kofun

Kasugai City Library

Greenpia Kasugai

Ochiai Park

Castle

• Jōjō Castle ruins
• Ōdome Castle
• Yoshida Castle

Buddhist temple

• Enpuku-ji temple
• Kōzō-ji temple
• Mitsuzō-in temple
• Rinsyō-in temple
• Shintoku-ji temple
• Taigaku-ji temple

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  Enpukuji temple
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  Mitsuzōin temple
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  Rinsyōin temple
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  Shintokuji temple
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  Taigakuji temple

Shinto shrines

• Itahato Jinja
• Matsubara Jinja
• Utsutsu Jinja

Archaeological sites

• Futagoyama Kofun

Library

• Kasugai city library

Park

• Greenpia Kasugai
• Ochiai Park

• Ichiro Suzuki, professional baseball player
• Eiji Okuda, actor and director
• Takehiro Donoue, professional baseball player
• Naomichi Donoue, professional baseball player
• Sho Ito, professional soccer player
• Asahiyutaka Katsuteru, sumo wrestler
• Kousei Amano, actor
• Gaku Hasegawa, politician
• Company Matsuo, pornographic movie actor/director

Media related to Kasugai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese) (with some portions in English)