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Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture located between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea. As of April 1, 2012, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely Setonaikai National Park and Ōtaki-Ōkawa Prefectural Natural Park .
The Kagawa Prefectural Government Hall on the island of Shikoku was completed in 1958. Its expressive construction could be likened to the Daibutsu style seen at the Tōdai-ji in Nara. [16] The columns on the elevation bore only vertical loads so Tange was able to design them to be thin, maximising the surfaces for glazing.
The Kagawa Prefectural Buried Cultural Property Center launched a project from 2009 to 2017 in order to clarify the location and structure of the Sanuki Kokufu, using topographic surveys, place name surveys, and archaeological excavations in cooperation with volunteer groups.
Takamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 40 members. Takamatsu contributes 15 members to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between Kagawa 1st district and Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Marugame City Hall Aerial view of Marugame city center Marugame Castle Sanuki Fuji. Marugame (丸亀市, Marugame-shi) is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 108,541 in 46101 households and a population density of 970 persons per km 2. [1]
Gunma Prefectural Government Building: 154 (505) 33 1999 19] [20] [21] Hiroshima: Hiroshima: City Tower Hiroshima ... Kagawa: Takamatsu: Takamatsu Symbol Tower: 151 ...
In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...
When the Meiji government began to create the prefectural system in 1868, the nine bugyō-ruled zones became fu (府), while the township-ruled zones and the rest of the bugyō-ruled zones became ken (県). Later, in 1871, the government designated Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto as fu, and relegated the other fu to the status of ken.