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Ena, Gifu

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Country
  
Japan

Website
  
www.city.ena.lg.jp

Local time
  
Friday 7:08 PM

Region
  
Chūbu

Area
  
504.2 km²

Prefecture
  
Gifu Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
1-1-1 Shōge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken 509-7292

Weather
  
2°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 88% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ena Gorge, Iwamura Castle, Ōi‑juku, hiroshige museum of art - ena, Enakyō Prefectural Natural P

Ena City (恵那市, Ena-shi) is a city located in the Tōnō region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 53,378 and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area is 504.19 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1954. On October 25, 2004, Ena absorbed the towns of Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi and Yamaoka, and the village of Kushihara (all from Ena District) to create the expanded city of Ena.

Geography

  • Mountains: Mount Kasagi, Mount Hoko, Mount Yūdachi, Mount Byōbu, Mount Yake, Mount Mitsumori
  • Rivers: Kiso River, Agi River, Kamiyahagi River, Kamimura River, Akechi River, Toki River, Ori River
  • Lakes: Ena Gorge, Lake Hokonoko, Lake Agigawa, Lake Okuyahagi, Lake Origawa

    • Areas

  • Ōi-chō (大井町)
  • Osashima-chō (長島町)
  • Takenami-chō (武並町)
  • Misato-chō (三郷町)
  • Kasagi-chō (笠置町)
  • Iiji-chō (飯地町)
  • Nakanohō-chō (中野方町)
  • Higashino (東野)
  • Iwamura-chō (岩村町)
  • Yamaoka-chō (山岡町)
  • Akechi-chō (明智町)
  • Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町)
  • Kushihara (串原)

    • Education

  • Gifu Prefectural Ena High School
  • Gifu Prefectural Ena Agricultural High School
  • Gifu Prefectural Ena-Minami High School

    • Railway

  • Chūō Main Line (JR Central): Takenami Station - Ena Station
  • Akechi Railway (Akechi Line): Ena Station - Higashino Station - Iinuma Station (Nakatsugawa, Gifu) - Agi Station (Nakatsugawa) - Iibama Station - Gokuraku Station - Iwamura Station - Hanashiro Station - Yamaoka Station - Noshi Station - Akechi Station

    • Expressway

  • Chūō Expressway: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area

    • National routes

  • National Route 19
  • National Route 257
  • National Route 363
  • National Route 418

    • Hospitals and clinics

  • Ena Municipal Hospital
  • Kamiyahagi Hospital

    • Other

  • Ena Police Station
  • Gifu Prefectural Ena General Office

    • Notable people from Ena

  • Kiyohiro Araki (member of the House of Councilors)
  • Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute)

    • Historic and sightseeing locations

  • Nakasendō Ōi-juku
  • Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
  • Ena Gorge
  • Japan Water Agency Agigawa Dam
  • Iwamura Castle Ruins
  • Nihon Taishō Mura
  • Sasayuri no Yu
  • Yahagi Dam
  • Mongol Village

    • References

    Ena, Gifu Wikipedia
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