Kakuda, Miyagi

Kakuda 角田市
City
Kakuda city hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture
Kakuda
Coordinates: 37°58′37.3″N 140°46′55.4″E / 37.977028°N 140.782056°ECoordinates: 37°58′37.3″N 140°46′55.4″E / 37.977028°N 140.782056°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Government
• -Mayor	Yasushi Ito
Area
• Total	147.53 km^2 (56.96 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	29,846
• Density	202/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Live Oak
- Flower	Japanese Gentian
Phone number	0224-63-2111
Address	Kakuda Azadaibō 41, Kakuda-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1592
Website	Official website

Kakuda (角田市 Kakuda-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 29,846 and a population density of 202 persons per km². The total area was 147.58 square kilometres (56.98 sq mi).

Geography

Kakuda is in southeastern Miyagi Prefecture. The Abukuma River flows through the city.

Neighboring municipalities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Shiroishi
  • Watari
  • Yamamoto
  • Wakuya
  • Shibata
  • Ōgawara
  • Marumori

History

The area of present-day Kakuda was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was the location of Kakuda Castle during the Sengoku period, which was ruled by the Ishikawa clan as a subsidiary 10,000 koku domain to Sendai Domain during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Kakuda was established with the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It annexed the neighboring villages of Kitago, Sakura, NIshine, Higashine, Fujio, and Edano on October 1, 1954. Kakuda was raised to city status on October 1, 1958.

Economy

Kakuda has a mixed economy based on light manufacturing of automotive parts and electrics, and on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of soybeans and plums. The area was traditionally noted for its sericulture.

Education

Kakuda has eight elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

• AbukumaExpress – Abukuma Express Line
  • Minami-Kakuda - Kakuda - Yokokura - Oka

Highway

• National Route 113
• National Route 349

Sister city relations

•  USA - Greenfield, Indiana, United States^[1] from September 12, 1990
• - Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan, since April 16, 1979
• - Kuriyama, Hokkaido, Japan, since August 26, 1978

Local attractions

• Kōzō-ji – Buddhist temple
• JAXA Kakuda Space Center
• Site of Kakuda Castle

Noted people from Kakuda

• Shinichi Ito – motorcycle racer

References

1. "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)