Kasai, Hyogo
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Hyōgo Prefecture
, Japan
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As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
of 49,496 and the density
of 336.31 persons per km². The total area is 150.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1967 when the towns of Hōjō, Izumi and Kasai were combined to form the city of Kasai.
Kasai is famous for the Gohyaku-Rakan statues (the 500 disciples of Buddha) in Hōjō. Hōjō is also home to Maruyama Park, where one can find the world's largest globe clock (Guinness certified) and reputedly the world's longest roller slide. Other sights in Kasai are the Hyōgo Prefectural Flower Center, the Princess Nehime burial mound, and Ichijō-ji
Temple near Zenbo junior high school. Kasai has two festivals: the Saisai festival in early August and the Sekku festival in early April.
Kasai is the sister city
of Pullman, Washington
USA.
Cities of Japan
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located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 49,496 and the density
Population density
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of 336.31 persons per km². The total area is 150.19 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1967 when the towns of Hōjō, Izumi and Kasai were combined to form the city of Kasai.
Kasai is famous for the Gohyaku-Rakan statues (the 500 disciples of Buddha) in Hōjō. Hōjō is also home to Maruyama Park, where one can find the world's largest globe clock (Guinness certified) and reputedly the world's longest roller slide. Other sights in Kasai are the Hyōgo Prefectural Flower Center, the Princess Nehime burial mound, and Ichijō-ji
Ichijō-ji
The is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan.It was established by Emperor Kōtoku's instruction in 650.The pagoda at Ichijō-ji completed in 1171 is a National Treasure of Japan.The architectural style is that of ....
Temple near Zenbo junior high school. Kasai has two festivals: the Saisai festival in early August and the Sekku festival in early April.
Kasai is the sister city
Town twinning
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of Pullman, Washington
Pullman, Washington
Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,675 at the 2000 census and 29,799 according to the 2010 census...
USA.
Public Transport
Public transport is an inter-prefecture highway bus and a private railroad (the Hōjō Tetsudō), inter-city bus(Shinki bus), KIX airport limousine bus(Hakuro bus), domestic-bus(Kasai city community bus, Happy bus) and Taxi.Architecture
- Ichijō-jiIchijō-jiThe is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan.It was established by Emperor Kōtoku's instruction in 650.The pagoda at Ichijō-ji completed in 1171 is a National Treasure of Japan.The architectural style is that of ....
- the temple's pagoda completed in 1171 is a National Treasure of JapanNational treasures of JapanNational Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...
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