Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 306,764,[1] and a population density of 3,306 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 92.78 square kilometres (35.82 sq mi). The city is sometimes called Owarikasugai to avoid confusion with other municipality of the same name, including Kasugai (now part of Fuefuki) in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Geography
Kasugai is located in northwest Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis, in the northern Nōbi Plain.
The Shōnai River flows through the southern portion of the city.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Kasugai is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1681 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kasugai has increased rapidly over the past 70 years with the 1960s being the fastest growing decade.
With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, including the village of Kachigawa on October 1, 1889. Kachigawa was raised to town status on July 25, 1900. On June 1, 1943, Kachigawa was merged with neighboring villages of Toriimatsu and Shinogi to form the city of Kasugai, and in 1958, Kasugai annexed the neighboring towns of Sakashita and Kōzōji.
Kasugai gained special city status on April 1, 2001, with increased local autonomy.
Government
City Hall
Mayor-council
Kasugai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 32 members.
Due to its location, Kasugai is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for the greater Nagoya metropolis.
In terms of agricultural production, Kasugai is noted for horticulture and produces over 80% of the cactus sold as houseplants. Oji Paper Company, Panasonic and Fujitsu have large factories in Kasugai. There are also several shopping centers in Kasugai, including APiTA Kōzōji (SUN MARCHÉ), Æon Kasugai shopping center, Shimizuya, and The Mall Kasugai.
Companies headquartered in Kasugai include Aichi Electric, Amiyaki Tei, Daito ME, Chita Kogyo, Toyo Electric Corporation, KDK (Panasonic Ecology Systems), Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX, Fine Sinter, and Mitsuchi Corporation.
Kasugai has 37 public elementary schools and 15 public junior high schools operated by the city government, and seven public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. Chubu University owns one private junior high school and one private high school on its campus. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
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