Kasugai春日井市

Kasugai-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 308,681 (2020 census), area 92.78 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

春日井市

Reading

Kasugai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

308,681 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.7% from 306,508

Area

92.78 km²

Density

3,327 people per km²

Households

131,000

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

26.2%

Foreign residents

7,675 (2.5%)

Code

23206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kasugai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kasugai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tajimi City多治見市(Gifu)
• Kita Ward北区(Nagoya)
• Moriyama Ward守山区(Nagoya)
• Seto City瀬戸市
• Komaki City小牧市
• Toyoyama Town豊山町

Questions about Kasugai

Is Kasugai a city or a prefecture?

Kasugai (春日井市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kasugai?

Kasugai is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kasugai?

308,681 at the 2020 census, up 0.7% from 306,508 in 2015. The area is 92.78 km², which is 3,327 people per km². 131,000 households. 26.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kasugai?

Six: Tajimi City (多治見市) in Gifu, Kita Ward (北区) of Nagoya, Moriyama Ward (守山区) of Nagoya, Seto City (瀬戸市), Komaki City (小牧市), and Toyoyama Town (豊山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kasugai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kasugai written in Japanese?

春日井市, read Kasugai-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kasugai begin?

愛知県春日井市… (Aichi-ken, Kasugai-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.