Tarui, Gifu

Tarui (垂井町, Tarui-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2018, the town had an estimated population of 27,439 and a population density of 480 persons per km², in 10,525 households.[2] The total area of the town was 57.09 square kilometres (22.04 sq mi).

Tarui 垂井町
Town
Clockwise from top: Shigekado Takenaka's Jinya, Nangu Taisha, Tairyo Shrine, Site of Morichika Chosokabe's Jinya, Mineral Spring in Tarui, Picture of Tarui Traditional Inn in Edo Period
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Location of Tarui in Gifu Prefecture
Tarui
Coordinates: 35°22′12.9″N 136°32′37.4″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
District	Fuwa
Government
• Mayor	Mitsuya Nakagawa
Area
• Total	57.09 km^2 (22.04 sq mi)
Population  (December 1, 2018)
• Total	27,439
• Density	480/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese Zelkova[1]
- Flower	Camellia[1]
Phone number	0584-22-1151
Address	1532-1 Tarui-chō, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken 503-2193
Website	Official website

Tarui Town Hall

Geography

Tarui is located in far southwestern Gifu Prefecture, at the western end of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tarui is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[3]

Neighbouring municipalities

• Gifu Prefecture
  • Ōgaki
  • Ikeda
  • Ibigawa
  • Sekigahara
  • Yōrō

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Tarui has increased slightly over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	23,240
1980	26,404
1990	28,605
2000	28,935
2010	28,505

History

The area around Tarui was part of traditional Mino Province. Numerous Jōmon period and Kofun period remains have been found in the area, which was the site of the Nara period provincial capital and Provincial temple. During the Edo period, Tarui-juku prospered as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town of Tarui was formed on July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake caused considerable damage to the area. Tarui annexed the neighboring villages of Iwate, Fuchu, Miyashiro, Osa and Aihara in 1954. The 1959 Isewan Typhoon caused severe damage to the town.

Education

Tarui has seven public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central - Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Tarui

Highway

• National Route 21

Sister city relations

• - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from July 1996

Local attractions

• Nangū Taisha, the ichinomiya of Mino Province
• Tarui Ichirizuka. a National Historic Site
• Mino Provincial Capital Site, A National Historic Site
• The Beauty of Tarui, a video portraying the major sites of Tarui

References

1. まちのプロフィール　>　まちの概要. Tarui official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Tarui town official statistics (in Japanese)
3. Tarui climate data
4. Tarui population statistics

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)