Yōkaichi (Yōkaichi-shi)
Yōkaichi (八日市市) was a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km². The total area was 52.60 km².
On February 11, 2005, Yōkaichi, along with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns of Aitō and Kotō (both from Echi District), was merged to create the city of Higashiōmi.
The city was founded on August 15, 1954.
Yokaichi is famous for the Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday in May.
* Official website (Higashiomi)
* Yokaichi Giant Kite FestivalNHK(video)
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km². The total area was 52.60 km².
On February 11, 2005, Yōkaichi, along with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns of Aitō and Kotō (both from Echi District), was merged to create the city of Higashiōmi.
The city was founded on August 15, 1954.
Yokaichi is famous for the Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday in May.
* Official website (Higashiomi)
* Yokaichi Giant Kite FestivalNHK(video)
Map - Yōkaichi (Yōkaichi-shi)
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Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 124.8 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.2 million residents.
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