Kuwana, Mie
Kuwana (桑名市, Kuwana-shi) is a Japanese city in Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū.
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桑名市 | |
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| File:Kuwana from Mount Tado.JPG | |
Flag of Flag Official logo of Emblem | |
| Location of Kuwana in Mie Prefecture Location of Kuwana in Mie Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 35°4′N 136°41′E / 35.067°N 136.683°ECoordinates: 35°4′N 136°41′E / 35.067°N 136.683°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Mie Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Narutaka Ito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.61 km2 (52.75 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2017) | |
| • Total | 140,051 |
| • Density | 1,030/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Flowering Dogwood |
| - Flower | Japanese iris |
| Phone number | 0594-24-1136 |
| Address | 2-37 Chūōchō, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-8601 |
| Website | www |
History
Main page: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
In the Edo period, Kuwana-juku was 42nd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[1]
Gallery
Ishidori Matsuri, annual festival in August
Kuwana, Mie Media
- Kuwana Cityhall Mie01.jpg
Kuwana cityhall
- Hamaguri Plaza ac (9).jpg
Shijimi clams being sold in Kuwana. The city is historically known for its clams
- JP Expressway E23.svg
Alphanumeral road sign for Higashi-Meihan Expressway and Ise Expressway
- JP Expressway E1A.svg
Alphanumeral road sign for Shin-Tōmei Expressway, Shin-Meishin Expressway and Isewangan Expressway
- Tado Festival 2.jpg
Tado Festival, held in May every year
- Rokkaen ac (7).jpg
三重県桑名市桑名663-5にある「六華苑」（旧諸戸清六邸）。
- Nabana no Sato Illumination.jpg
Illumination in Nabana Park
Related pages
References
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Kuwana, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Kuwana City website (in Japanese)
- Hiroshige prints, Kuwana Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
