Yokkaichi, Mie
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| Yokkaichi 四日市市 |
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| Coordinates: 34°58′N 136°37′E / 34.967°N 136.617°ECoordinates: 34°58′N 136°37′E / 34.967°N 136.617°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Mie | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Toshiyuki Tanaka | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 205.53 km2 (79.36 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 314,393 | ||
| • Density | 1,529.30/km2 (3,960.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City symbols | |||
| - Tree | Camphor tree | ||
| - Flower | Salvia | ||
| - Bird | Black-headed Gull | ||
| Phone number | +81-59-354-8244 | ||
| Address | 1-5 Suwa-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-8601 |
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| Website | City of Yokkaichi | ||
Yokkaichi is a Japanese city in Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is a port near Nagoya.
It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.[1]
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History [change]
Main page: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
In the Edo period, Yokkaichi-juku was 43rd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[2]
In 1936, Yokkaichi hosted an international trade fair called "Exposition of Yokkaichi City".[3]
Sister cities [change]
Yokkaichi has 2 sister cities.
Long Beach, California (USA) - Since October 7, 1963
Tianjin (China) - Since October 28, 1980
People from Yokkaichi [change]
- Katsuya Okada - Foreign Affairs Minister
- Takuya Okada - past chairman of AEON Group
- Katsuaki Watanabe - president of Toyota Motor Corporation
Gallery [change]
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Exposition of Yokkaichi City, 1936
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Yokkaichi port, 2009
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japanese Encyclopedia, p. 973.
- ↑ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "Exposition of Yokkaichi City"; retrieved 2012-4-20.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Yokkaichi, Mie at Wikimedia Commons- Yokkaichi City website (Japanese)
- Hiroshige prints, Yokkaichi
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