琴平町
Geography
Kotohira is located in southwestern Kagawa Prefecture. The west side of the town area runs along the foot of Mt.Kotohira
Neighbouring municipalities
Kagawa Prefecture
Climate
Kotohira has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kotohira is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kotohira has been declining steadily since the 1960s.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 14,839 | — |
1970 | 14,324 | −3.5% |
1980 | 13,807 | −3.6% |
1990 | 12,632 | −8.5% |
2000 | 11,335 | −10.3% |
2010 | 9,967 | −12.1% |
2020 | 8,468 | −15.0% |
History
The area of Kotohira was part of ancient Sanuki Province. The town developed as a market before the gates of the Kotohira Shrine, which has attracted pilgrims since prehistoric times. During the Edo Period, the area was tenryō territory ruled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Kotohira was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. Kotohira annexed the village of Enai on April 1,1955.
Government
Kotohira has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 10 members. Kotohira, together with Mannō, contributes two members to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
As the monzenmachi of the Korohira Shrine, the local economy is heavily centered on tourism.
Education
Kotohira has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high schools operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
Shikoku Railway Company - Dosan Line
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Kotoden Kotohira Line
Highways
Local attractions
- Kotohira Shrine
- Kanamaru-za, Japan's oldest surviving Kabuki playhouse.
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Kanamaru-za (Kabuki theatre)
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Saya Bridge (Covered bridge)
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TakaTōrō (Tōrō)
References
- ^ "Kotohira town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Kotohira climate data
- ^ Kotohira population statistics
- ^ "Kotohira". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
External links
Media related to Kotohira, Kagawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese) (English version)
Kotohira travel guide from Wikivoyage
Geographic data related to Kotohira, Kagawa at OpenStreetMap