Ōdai, Mie

Ōdai 大台町
Town
Ōdai town hall
Seal
Location of Ōdai in Mie Prefecture
Ōdai
Coordinates: 34°24′N 136°24′E / 34.400°N 136.400°ECoordinates: 34°24′N 136°24′E / 34.400°N 136.400°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
District	Taki
Area
• Total	362.94 km^2 (140.13 sq mi)
Population (September 2012)
• Total	10,132
• Density	27.9/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0598-82-3781
Address	750 Sahara, Ōdai-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2404
Website	www.odaitown.jp

Ōdai (大台町 Ōdai-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2012, the town had an estimated population of 10,132 and a population density of 27.9 persons per km². The total area was 257.01 km². ^[1]

Geography

Ōdai is located in southeastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture. An inland municipality, Ōdai extends almost the width of Mie Prefecture from east to west, but is narrow north to south.

Neighboring municipalities

• Mie Prefecture
  • Matsusaka, Mie
  • Watarai, Mie
  • Taiki, Mie
  • Taki, Mie
• Nara Prefecture
  • Kamikitayama, Nara
  • Kawakami, Nara

History

The town of Ōdai was established on September 30, 1956 by the merger of the towns Kawazoe and Misedani, both in Taki District. On January 1, 2006, the last remaining village in Mie Prefecture, Miyagawa Village, merged with Ōdai.

Economy

Ōdai serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central – Kisei Main Line
  • Tochihara - Kawazoe - Misedani - Takihara

Highway

• Kisei Expressway
• Japan National Route 42
• Japan National Route 422

Local attractions

• Mount Ōdaigahara

References

1. "Odai Town website". Odaitown.jp.

External links

Media related to Ōdai, Mie at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōdai official website (Japanese)