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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Taki

Area
  
362.9 km²

Local time
  
Monday 1:00 AM

Region
  
Kansai

Phone number
  
0598-82-3781

Population
  
10,132 (Sep 2012)

Prefecture
  
Mie Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
750 Sahara, Ōdai-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2404

Weather
  
2°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Okuisemiyagawa Hot Spring, Dokura Falls, Yanagiharakannonsenpuku Temple

Ōdai (大台町, Ōdai-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2012, the town had an estimated population of 10,132 and a population density of 27.9 persons per km². The total area was 257.01 km².

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Map of Odai, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Ōdai is located in southeastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture. An inland municipality, Ōdai extends almost the width of Mie Prefecture from east to west, but is narrow north to south.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Mie Prefecture
  • Matsusaka, Mie
  • Watarai, Mie
  • Taiki, Mie
  • Taki, Mie
  • Nara Prefecture
  • Kamikitayama, Nara
  • Kawakami, Nara
  • History

    The town of Ōdai was established on September 30, 1956 by the merger of the towns Kawazoe and Misedani, both in Taki District. On January 1, 2006, the last remaining village in Mie Prefecture, Miyagawa Village, merged with Ōdai.

    Economy

    Ōdai serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region.

    Railway

  • JR Central – Kisei Main Line
  • Tochihara - Kawazoe - Misedani - Takihara
  • Highway

  • Kisei Expressway
  • Japan National Route 42
  • Japan National Route 422
  • Local attractions

  • Mount Ōdaigahara
  • References

    Ōdai, Mie Wikipedia