Tajimi, Gifu
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Gifu Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 112,165, with 40,413 number of household
s. The total area is 91.24 km².
Tajimi is located in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture, on the Toki River. Tajimi is well known for ceramics, especially Oribe and Seto styles. In addition to biannual pottery fairs, the city hosts the Mino International Ceramics Festival every three years.
Tajimi is also home to Eihō-ji
, which belongs to the Nanzenji faction of the Rinzai school
of Zen Buddhism. Eihoji is located on Kokeizan, in the northern section of the city. Tajimi is also home to a Catholic monastery belonging to the Society of the Divine Word. The monastery is famous for its wine.
The city was founded on August 1, 1940.
Tajimi has had a strong sister-city relationship with Terre Haute, Indiana, USA since the 1960s.
The hottest temperature ever measured in Japan - 40.9˚ Celsius - was recorded in Tajimi on August 16, 2007.
Cities of Japan
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located in Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
, Japan
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.
As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 112,165, with 40,413 number of household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s. The total area is 91.24 km².
Tajimi is located in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture, on the Toki River. Tajimi is well known for ceramics, especially Oribe and Seto styles. In addition to biannual pottery fairs, the city hosts the Mino International Ceramics Festival every three years.
Tajimi is also home to Eihō-ji
Eiho-ji
is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in northern Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.Eihō-ji was established in 1313 by the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. The temple grounds are home to a number of zazen trainees, and the temple holds regular zazen sessions open to the general public...
, which belongs to the Nanzenji faction of the Rinzai school
Rinzai school
The Rinzai school is , one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism.Rinzai is the Japanese line of the Chinese Linji school, which was founded during the Tang Dynasty by Linji Yixuan...
of Zen Buddhism. Eihoji is located on Kokeizan, in the northern section of the city. Tajimi is also home to a Catholic monastery belonging to the Society of the Divine Word. The monastery is famous for its wine.
The city was founded on August 1, 1940.
Tajimi has had a strong sister-city relationship with Terre Haute, Indiana, USA since the 1960s.
The hottest temperature ever measured in Japan - 40.9˚ Celsius - was recorded in Tajimi on August 16, 2007.
Merger
- On January 23, 2006 the town of KasaharaKasahara, Gifuwas a town located in Toki District, Gifu, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,309 and a density of 840.82 persons per km²...
, from Toki DistrictToki District, Gifuwas a district located in Gifu, Japan.The cities of Toki-all areas, Tajimi-excluding areas south of Tokigawa River, and Mizunami-excluding the former town of Toge are the areas of the former Toki District....
, was merged into Tajimi.
Railways
- Central Japan Railway CompanyCentral Japan Railway CompanyThe is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
- Chūō Main LineChuo Main LineThe , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...
- Tajimi, Kokokei - Taita LineTaita LineThe is part of the Central Japan Railway Company network in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It operates from Tajimi Station in the city of Tajimi through Kani to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo...
- Tajimi, Koizumi, Nemoto, Hime
- Chūō Main Line