Yokkaichi四日市市

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

Yokkaichi (四日市市, Yokkaichi-shi) is a city in Mie Prefecture. Population 305,424 (2020 census), area 206.52 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Mie 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

四日市市

Reading

Yokkaichi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

305,424 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 311,031

Area

206.52 km²

Density

1,479 people per km²

Households

133,331

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

26.0%

Foreign residents

10,375 (3.4%)

Code

24202 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yokkaichi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Yokkaichi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kuwana City桑名市
• Suzuka City鈴鹿市
• Inabe Cityいなべ市
• Toin Town東員町
• Komono Town菰野町
• Asahi Town朝日町
• Kawagoe Town川越町
• Koka City甲賀市(Shiga)

Questions about Yokkaichi

Is Yokkaichi a city or a prefecture?

Yokkaichi (四日市市) is a city (市, shi) in Mie Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Yokkaichi?

Yokkaichi is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yokkaichi?

305,424 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 311,031 in 2015. The area is 206.52 km², which is 1,479 people per km². 133,331 households. 26.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokkaichi?

Eight: Kuwana City (桑名市), Suzuka City (鈴鹿市), Inabe City (いなべ市), Toin Town (東員町), Komono Town (菰野町), Asahi Town (朝日町), Kawagoe Town (川越町), and Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokkaichi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokkaichi written in Japanese?

四日市市, read Yokkaichi-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 Yokkaichi begin?

三重県四日市市… (Mie-ken, Yokkaichi-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.