Kasumigaura, Ibaraki

Kasumigaura かすみがうら市
City
Kasumigaura city hall
Japanese Chestnut
- Flower	Hydrangea
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0299-59-2111
Address	461 Kamitsuchida, Kasumigaura-shi, Ibaraki-ken 315-8512
Website	Official website

Kasumigaura (かすみがうら市, Kasumigaura-shi) is a

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Geography

Kasumigaura is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, on a peninsula bordered by Lake Kasumigaura on two sides to the southeast and southwest. It is approximately 60 kilometers to the northeast of Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Ishioka
• Tsuchiura

Climate

Kasumigaura has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kasumigaura is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1311 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Kasumigaura peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	23,483	—
1930	24,689	+5.1%
1940	25,842	+4.7%
1950	32,153	+24.4%
1960	29,976	−6.8%
1970	30,262	+1.0%
1980	38,797	+28.2%
1990	43,013	+10.9%
2000	45,229	+5.2%
2010	43,553	−3.7%
2020	40,087	−8.0%

History

The village of Dejima was established within Niihari District on February 11, 1955 through the merger of the villages of Shimootsu, Minami, Ushiwata, Saga, Anshoku and Shishiko. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1997 and was renamed Kasumigaura. The town of Kasumigaura merged with the neighboring town of Chiyoda on March 28, 2005, becoming the city of Kasumigaura.

Government

Kasumigaura has a

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Economy

Kasumigaura has primarily an agricultural economy, with

, and various fruits as the major cash crops. Aquaculture on Lake Kasumigaura also plays a role.

Education

Kasumigaura has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government. The city does have a public high school, but it has one private combined elementary/middle school and one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Kasumigaura does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is
  JR East Jōban Line
  in neighboring Tsuchiura.

Highway

• Jōban Expressway – Chiyoda-Ishioka Interchange
• National Route 6
• National Route 354

Local attractions

• Lake Kasumigaura

Notable people from Kasumigaura

• Katsuhiko Saka, professional baseball player

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)