Kasagi | |||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
Seal Type: | Chapter | ||||
Image Map1: | Kasagi in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
Coordinates: | 34.7606°N 135.9394°W | ||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
Subdivision Name1: | Kansai | ||||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto | ||||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
Subdivision Name3: | Sōraku | ||||
Extinct Title: | Now part of | ||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
Area Total Km2: | 23.52 | ||||
Population Total: | 1,108 | ||||
Population As Of: | April 1, 2024 | ||||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
Blank Info Sec1: | 90-1 Kasagi Nishi-dori, Kasagi-machi, Soraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1303 | ||||
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right|thumb|270px|Kizugawa River and Mount Kasagi is a town in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan., it has a population of 1,108 in 579 households[1] and a population density of 47 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 23.52sqkm. It has the smallest population of any municipality in Kyoto.
Kasagi is located in far southern Kyoto Prefecture. Forests occupy 80% of the total area, with the Kizugawa River flowing through the center of the town, the Nunome River and the Uchitaki River flowing from the south, and the Yokogawa River from the north. The town also enclaves scattered in the eastern part of the Kamo district of Kizugawa city. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park.
Kasagi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kasagi is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kasagi has declined in recent decades.
The area of Kasagi was part of ancient Yamashiro Province. The Kasagi-cho area developed as a key hub for water transportation from ancient times, as wood was cut and transported using the Kizugawa waterway for the construction of Tōdai-ji in Nara. During the Genkō War of 1331, Kasagi-dera became the temporary palace of Emperor Go-Daigo during the Siege of Kasagi. During the Edo Period, the area north of the Kizugawa River was part of Tsu Domain, whereas the area south of the river was Yagyū Domain. The village of Kasagi was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kasagi was raised to town status on January 1, 1934.
Kasagi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members. Kasagi, collectively with the other municipalities of Sōraku District and the city of Kizugawa, contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kyoto 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Kasagi is a rural area, with an economy based on agriculture and forestry.
Kasagi has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the Sōraku Tōbu kōiki rengō. The town does not have a high school