Ōgaki, Gifu

Ōgaki, Gifu
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Ōgaki 大垣市

Ōgaki's location in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.


Ōgaki's location in Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	206.52 km² (79.74 sq mi)
Population (as of May 1, 2007)
Total	162,837
Density	2,041.84 /km² (5,288 /sq mi)
Location	35°22′N 136°37′E / 35.367, 136.617Coordinates: 35°22′N 136°37′E / 35.367, 136.617
Symbols
Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
Flower	Satsuki azalea
Flag
Ōgaki Government Office
Mayor	Bin Ogawa
Address	2-29 Marunouchi, Ōgaki, Gifu-ken 503-8601
Phone number	(0584) 81-4111
Official website: City of Ōgaki

Ōgaki (大垣市, Ōgaki-shi^?) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was incorporated as a city on April 1, 1918. As of May 1, 2007, the city had an estimated population of 162,837 and a total area of 79.75 square kilometres (30.79 sq mi). The density was 2,041.84 persons per km².

Ōgaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō. Every November the city holds a Bashō Festival.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent municipalities
2 Municipal annexations
3 Sister and friendship cities
4 Educational institutions
- 4.1 Universities and colleges
- 4.2 High schools
5 Transportation
- 5.1 Railways
- 5.2 Highways
6 Visitor attractions
7 External links

Geography

Ōgaki is located in the northwest area of the Nōbi Plain in Gifu Prefecture and is known as being the most centrally-located city in Japan.

The main river flowing through the city is the Ibi River; however, the Nagara River forms the border between Ōgaki and the neighboring cities of Gifu and Hashima.

Adjacent municipalities

Gifu Prefecture

Gifu
Hashima
Mizuho
Anpachi, Gōdo and Wanouchi (Anpachi District)
Ikeda (Ibi District)
Sekigahara and Tarui (Fuwa District)
Yōrō (Yōrō District)

Mie Prefecture

Inabe

Shiga Prefecture

Maibara
Taga (Inukami District)

Municipal annexations

April 1918: Gained municipal status
April 1928: Merged with parts of the village of Kitakuise, Anpachi District (specifically, Kido, Minamiisshiki, Kasagi, Kasanui and Gama areas)
December 1934: Merged with village of Minamikuise, Anpachi District
June 1935: Merged with village of Tagishima, Anpachi District
June 1936: Merged with village of Yasui, Anpachi District
February 1940: Merged with villages of Urū and Shizusato, Fuwa District
October 1947: Merged with villages of Ayasato, Fuwa District, and Sumoto, Anpachi District
June 1948: Merged with village of Asakusa, Anpachi District
October 1948: Merged with village of Kawanami and the Maze part of Maki, Anpachi District
April 1949: Merged with village of Nakagawa, Anpachi District
April 1951: Merged with village of Wagō, Anpachi District
June 1952: Merged with village of Mitsukoshi, Anpachi District
October 1954: Merged with village of Arasaki, Fuwa District
September 1967: Merged with town of Akasaka, Fuwa District
April 1988: Established city constitution
March 27, 2006: Merged with towns of Kamiishizu, Yōrō District, and Sunomata, Anpachi District

Sister and friendship cities

Kagoshima (Kagoshima Prefecture)
Changwon (South Korea)
Handan (China)
Berea, Ohio (United States)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Namur (Belgium)
Glen Eira (Australia)

Educational institutions

Universities and colleges

Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)
International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)
Gifu Keizai University
Ogaki Women's College
Institute for Fashion Studies (IFS)
Ogaki Nursing College (moved to Ogaki Medical Association March 31, 2006)
Nihon Information Processing College
Nihon General Business College
Nihon-Chūō Nursing College Ogaki
Nihon-Chūō Gakuen Culinary College

High schools

Ogaki Kita Senior High School
Ogaki Higashi Senior High School
Ogaki Minami Senior High School
Ogaki Nishi Senior High School
Ogaki Technical High School
Ogaki-Shogyo Business High School
Nihon University Ogaki Senior High School
Ogaki School for Handicapped (primary through senior high)
Hirano Gakuen
Ogaki Sakura High School

Transportation

Railways

Central Japan Railway Company
- Tōkaidō Main Line: Ogaki Station, Arao Station, Mino Akasaka Station
Kintetsu Corporation
- Kintetsu Yoro Line: Otoba Station, Tomoe Station, Mino Aoyagi Station, Nishi Ogaki Station, Ogaki Station, Muro Station, Kita Ogaki Station
Tarumi Railway Company
- Tarumi Line: Ogaki Station, Higashi Ogaki Station
Seino Railway (freight railway)
- Seino Ichihashi Line: Mino Akasaka Station, Otomezaka Station, Saruiwa Station, Ichihashi Station
- Seino Hirui Line: Mino Akasaka Station, Mino Okubo Station, Hirui Station