Iga, Mie
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Iga 伊賀市 |
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Iga-Ueno Castle
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 Location of Iga in Mie Prefecture |
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 Iga
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| Coordinates: 34°46′N 136°8′E / 34.767°N 136.133°ECoordinates: 34°46′N 136°8′E / 34.767°N 136.133°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Mie Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Sakae Okamoto | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 558.17 km2 (215.51 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 2012) | |||
| • Total | 95,137 | ||
| • Density | 170/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese red pine | ||
| • Flower | Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum) | ||
| • Bird | Green pheasant | ||
| Phone number | 0595-22-9601 | ||
| Address | 116 Ueno Marunouchi, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-8501 | ||
| Website | www |
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Iga (伊賀市 Iga-shi?) is a city located in central Kii Peninsula, in the mountainous western Mie Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 2012, the city has an estimated population of 95,137 and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area is 558.15 km2.
Iga has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from June to September.
The area around the modern city of Iga corresponds to a portion of ancient Iga Province. The area was noted in the Sengoku period as one of the centers for ninjutsu. The town developed in the Edo period under the Tokugawa Shogunate as a castle town under Iga Ueno Castle. Iga is known as the birthplace of the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō and the home of the ninja Hattori Hanzo.
The city of Ueno was founded on September 10, 1941. It was renamed Iga on November 1, 2004 following a merger with the towns of Iga (former) and Ayama, the villages of Shimagahara and Ōyamada (all from Ayama District); and the town of Aoyama (from Naga District).
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