Ena, Gifu
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 Ena's location in Gifu, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 504.19 km² (194.67 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 2008) | |
| Total | 56,428 |
| Density | 109 /km² (282 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Red Maple |
| Flower | Sasayuri |
| Ena Government Office | |
| Mayor | Yoshiaki Kachi |
| Address | 〒509-7292 1-1-1 Shoge, Osashima-cho, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken |
| Phone number | 0573-26-2111 |
| Official website: City of Ena | |
Ena (恵那市 Ena-shi?) is a city located in the Tōnō region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 31, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 56,428 and a density of 109 persons per km². The total area is 504.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
On October 25, 2004, four towns and a village from the former Ena District merged into the city. The municipalities participating in this merger were: Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi, Kushihara, and Yamaoka.
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[edit] Geography
- Mountains: Mt. Kasagi, Mt. Hoko, Mt. Yuudachi, Mt. Byoubu, Mt. Yake, Mt. Mitsumori
- Rivers: Kiso River, Agi River, Kamiya River, Kamimura River, Toki River, Shounai River, Ori River
- Lakes: Ena Gorge, Lake Hokono, Lake Agigawa, Lake Okuyahagi, Lake Origawa
[edit] Areas
- Ooi-chou (大井町)
- Osashima-chou (長島町)
- Takenami-chou (武並町)
- Misato-chou (三郷町)
- Kasagi-chou (笠置町)
- Iiji-chou (飯地町)
- Nakanoho-chou (中野方町)
- Higashino (東野)
- Iwamura-chou (岩村町)
- Yamaoka-chou (山岡町)
- Akechi-chou (明智町)
- Kamiyahagi-chou (上矢作町)
- Kushihara (串原)
[edit] Education
- Ena High School
- Gifu Prefectural Ena Agricultural High School
- Iwamura Senior High School (Gifu Prefectural Akechi Commercial High School and Iwamura Senior High School is an integrated high school.)
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railway
- JR Tokai
- Chūō Main Line : Takenami Station - Ena Station
- Akechi Railroad : Ena Station - Higashino Station - Iinuma Station (Nakatsugawa, Gifu) - Agi Station (Nakatsugawa, Gifu) - Iibama Station - Iwamura Station - Hanashiro Station - Yamaoka Station - Noshi Station - Akechi Station
[edit] Roads
[edit] Expressway
- Chūō Expressway : Ena IC - Enakyo SA
[edit] Japan National Routes
- Japan National Route 19
- Japan National Route 257
- Japan National Route 363
- Japan National Route 418
[edit] Roadside Stations
- Road Station "Rassei Misato" Soba Making
- Road Station "Kamiyahagi La Foret Fukuju no Sato"
- Road Station "Obaachan-ichi/Yamaoka"
[edit] Public Facilities
[edit] Hospitals and Clinics
- Ena Municipal Hospital
- Kamiyahagi Hospital
[edit] Other
- Ena Police Station
- Ena Synthesist Center
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Super Markets
[edit] Ena Radio Switching Office
- Gifu Radio (JOZF・1431kHz, 500W) formally 1485kHz, 100W
- Tōkai region Radio (JOSF・801kHz, 100W）
[edit] Famous People from Ena
- Kiyohiro Araki (member of the House of Councilors)
- Yoshitaka Furuya (politician)
- Kazuo Nagano (chairman of Toyoto Shouji)
- Issai Satou (Confucian scholar)
- Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute)
- Housui Yamamoto (painter)
- Manabu Miyoshi (botanist)
- Katsushi Katsukawa (cartoonist)
- Mai Miyajima (actress)
[edit] Famous Places, Historic Spots, Sightseeing Spots
- Nakasendō Ōi-juku
- Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
- Ena Gorge
- Japan Water Agency Agigawa Dam
- Iwamura Castle Ruins
- Nihon Taisho Mura
- Sasayuri no Yu
- Yahagi Dam and Reservoir
- Mongol Village
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Ena official website in Japanese
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| Ena | Gero | Gifu (capital) | Gujō | Hashima | Hida | Kakamigahara | Kaizu | Kani | Mino | Minokamo | Mizuho | Mizunami | Motosu | Nakatsugawa | Ōgaki | Seki | Tajimi | Takayama | Toki | Yamagata | |||
| Districts | |||
| Anpachi | Fuwa | Hashima | Ibi | Kamo | Kani | Motosu | Ōno | Yōrō | |||
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