Kawagoe 川越町 | |
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Town | |
) Kawagoe Town Office | |
) Flag Seal  | |
) Location of Kawagoe in Mie Prefecture | |
)  Kawagoe | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′N 136°40′E / 35.017°N 136.667°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Mie |
| District | Mie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 14,999 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Round Leaf Holly |
| - Flower | Narcissus |
| Phone number | 059-366-7112 |
| Address | 280 Toyota-isshiki Minami-Udono, Kawagoe-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8588 |
| Website | www |
Kawagoe (川越町, Kawagoe-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the town had an estimated population of 14,999 and a population density of 1718 persons per km². The total area was 8.73 km².
Geography
Kawagoe is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture, in the lowlands bordering on Ise Bay. Parts of the municipality are polders, at (or near) sealevel.
Neighboring municipalities
History
The area of present-day Kawagoe was part of the holdings of Kuwana Domain in the Edo period, and was an area of large scale land reclamation projects by the Domain to increase its rice lands. During the Meiji period, Kawagoe was one of the villages established within Asake District of Mie Prefecture in 1889. Asake District was abolished in 1896, and merged with Mie District. Kawagoe village was raised to town status on October 17, 1957.
Transportation
Railway
- Kintetsu – Nagoya Line
- Kawagoe Tomisuhara
Highway
- Isewangan Expressway
- Japan National Route 1
- Japan National Route 23
Notable people
- Yūta Ishikawa – professional shogi player
- Kumiko Ogura – professional badminton player
External links
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Media related to Kawagoe, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawagoe official website (in Japanese)