Kasaoka
Kasaoka
(Redirected from Kasaoka, Okayama)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Kasaoka 笠岡市 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
City | |||
 View of Kasaoka City | |||
| |||
 Location of Kasaoka in Okayama Prefecture | |||
  Kasaoka Location in Japan | |||
Coordinates: 34°30′14″N 133°30′36″E / 34.50389°N 133.51000°E / 34.50389; 133.51000Coordinates: 34°30′14″N 133°30′36″E / 34.50389°N 133.51000°E / 34.50389; 133.51000 | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | ||
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Norimoto Mishima (current) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 136.03 km2 (52.52 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 28, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 50,160 | ||
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) | ||
| Symbols | |||
| • Tree | Ginkgo biloba | ||
| • Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) | ||
| City hall address | 1-1 Chūō, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama-ken 714-8601 | ||
Kasaoka (笠岡市, Kasaoka-shi) is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952. The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands group.
As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 50,160, with 22,446 households and a population density of 370 persons per km².[1] The total area is 136.03 km².
Contents
1 Landmarks and local cultural facilities
2 Crime and safety
3 Sister cities
4 References
5 External links
Landmarks and local cultural facilities[edit]
- Kasaoka is the location of a protected horseshoe crab breeding habitat and the city features a Horseshoe Crab Museum.[2]
- Chikkyo Art Museum
- In culinary terms, Kasaoka city is known for its abundance of sea food and a local specialty of chicken based ramen.
Crime and safety[edit]
The Asano-gumi yakuza syndicate is based in Kasaoka. The Asano-gumi is the only designated yakuza group based in Okayama Prefecture.[3]
Sister cities[edit]
Kasaoka is twinned with:[4]
Ōda, Shimane, Japan
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Mörbylånga, Sweden
References[edit]
^ "Official website of Kasaoka city" (in Japanese). Japan: Kasaoka City. Retrieved 12 April 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Kasaoka Municipal Horseshoe Crab Museum". Kasaoka Tourism Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
^ "友好握手都市＜コタバル市（マレーシア）／モービィロンガコミューン（スウェーデン）＞". Kasaoka City Official Website. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kasaoka at Wikimedia Commons
Kasaoka City official website (in Japanese)
Media related to Kasaoka at Wikimedia Commons Okayama Prefecture | ||
|---|---|---|
Okayama (capital) | ||
Wards of Okayama |
|  |
| Core city |
| |
| Cities |
| |
| Districts |
| |
List of mergers in Okayama Prefecture | ||
Authority control  |
|
|---|
 | This Okayama Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Cities in Okayama Prefecture
- Okayama geography stubs
(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function()mw.config.set("wgPageParseReport":"limitreport":"cputime":"0.712","walltime":"0.889","ppvisitednodes":"value":4398,"limit":1000000,"ppgeneratednodes":"value":0,"limit":1500000,"postexpandincludesize":"value":74657,"limit":2097152,"templateargumentsize":"value":20576,"limit":2097152,"expansiondepth":"value":26,"limit":40,"expensivefunctioncount":"value":6,"limit":500,"unstrip-depth":"value":1,"limit":20,"unstrip-size":"value":8606,"limit":5000000,"entityaccesscount":"value":1,"limit":400,"timingprofile":["100.00% 787.774 1 -total"," 70.94% 558.811 1 Template:Infobox_city_Japan"," 69.35% 546.353 1 Template:Infobox_settlement"," 50.66% 399.093 1 Template:Infobox"," 46.42% 365.688 2 Template:Nobold"," 23.62% 186.039 1 Template:Lower"," 23.07% 181.736 1 Template:Lang"," 14.73% 116.036 1 Template:Reflist"," 12.07% 95.051 3 Template:Cite_web"," 8.56% 67.459 1 Template:Short_description"],"scribunto":"limitreport-timeusage":"value":"0.372","limit":"10.000","limitreport-memusage":"value":12457752,"limit":52428800,"cachereport":"origin":"mw2241","timestamp":"20181004220715","ttl":1900800,"transientcontent":false);mw.config.set("wgBackendResponseTime":80,"wgHostname":"mw2168"););
Clash Royale CLAN TAG
