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[[File:Ena City Hall2008-2.jpg|thumb|Ena City Office]]


{{nihongo|'''Ena City'''|恵那市|Ena-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the [[Tōnō]] region of [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
{{Nihongo|'''Ena'''|恵那市|Ena-shi }} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|06|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 48,777, and a [[population density]] of 96.7 persons per km<sup>2</sup>, in 19,820 households.<ref>[http://www.city.ena.lg.jp/ Ena City official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The total area of the city was {{convert|504.24|sqkm|sqmi}}.

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&nbsp;km².

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


==Geography==
==Geography==
Ena is located in the [[Tōnō]] region of southeastern Gifu Prefecture.
*Mountains: [[Mount Kasagi]], [[Mount Hoko]], [[Mount Yūdachi]], [[Mount Byōbu (Gifu)|Mount Byōbu]], [[Mount Yake]], [[Mount Mitsumori]]
*Mountains: [[Mount Kasagi]], [[Mount Hoko]], [[Mount Yūdachi]], [[Mount Byōbu (Gifu)|Mount Byōbu]], [[Mount Yake]], [[Mount Mitsumori]]
*Rivers: [[Kiso River]], [[Agi River]], [[Kamiyahagi River]], [[Kamimura River]], [[Akechi River]], [[Shōnai River|Toki River]], [[Ori River]]
*Rivers: [[Kiso River]], [[Agi River]], [[Kamiyahagi River]], [[Kamimura River]], [[Akechi River]], [[Shōnai River|Toki River]], [[Ori River]]
*Lakes: [[Ena Gorge]], [[Lake Hokonoko]], [[Lake Agigawa]], [[Lake Okuyahagi]], [[Lake Origawa]]
*Lakes: [[Ena Gorge]], [[Lake Hokonoko]], [[Lake Agigawa]], [[Lake Okuyahagi]], [[Lake Origawa]]


===Areas===
===Climate===
The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Ena is {{cvt|13.3|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1785.1|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|25.6|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.2|C}}.<ref name=normals/>
*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)


{{Weather box
==Education==
|width = auto
* Gifu Prefectural Ena High School
|collapsed = Y
* Gifu Prefectural Ena Agricultural High School
|single line = Y
* Gifu Prefectural Ena-Minami High School
|metric first = Y
|location = Ena (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
|Jan record high C = 17.5
|Feb record high C = 20.9
|Mar record high C = 24.6
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 33.3
|Jun record high C = 36.0
|Jul record high C = 38.8
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 36.6
|Oct record high C = 31.3
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 21.0
|Jan record low C = -12.2
|Feb record low C = -13.6
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -4.4
|May record low C = -0.5
|Jun record low C = 5.1
|Jul record low C = 12.7
|Aug record low C = 12.2
|Sep record low C = 4.9
|Oct record low C = -1.2
|Nov record low C = -4.8
|Dec record low C = -10.2
|Jan high C = 7.2
|Feb high C = 8.8
|Mar high C = 13.4
|Apr high C = 19.3
|May high C = 23.9
|Jun high C = 26.7
|Jul high C = 30.3
|Aug high C = 32.1
|Sep high C = 27.9
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 16.0
|Dec high C = 9.8
|Jan mean C = 1.2
|Feb mean C = 2.1
|Mar mean C = 6.2
|Apr mean C = 11.9
|May mean C = 17.0
|Jun mean C = 20.8
|Jul mean C = 24.6
|Aug mean C = 25.6
|Sep mean C = 21.8
|Oct mean C = 15.5
|Nov mean C = 9.1
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -3.5
|Feb low C = -3.3
|Mar low C = 0.0
|Apr low C = 5.0
|May low C = 10.7
|Jun low C = 16.1
|Jul low C = 20.4
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 17.4
|Oct low C = 10.6
|Nov low C = 3.8
|Dec low C = -1.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 62.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 75.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 136.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 139.5
|May precipitation mm = 165.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 215.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 261.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 202.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 228.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 155.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 94.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 68.9
|year precipitation mm = 1785.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.3
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.4
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 14.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.4
|Sep precipitation days = 11.5
|Oct precipitation days = 10.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|Jan sun = 153.3
|Feb sun = 159.9
|Mar sun = 186.3
|Apr sun = 192.7
|May sun = 195.7
|Jun sun = 147.8
|Jul sun = 164.2
|Aug sun = 199.5
|Sep sun = 158.7
|Oct sun = 163.6
|Nov sun = 157.0
|Dec sun = 146.6
|year sun = 2024.4
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=52&block_no=0493&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=52&block_no=0493&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 28, 2022}}</ref>}}


===Neighbouring municipalities===
== Transportation ==
*[[Aichi Prefecture]]
**[[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]
*Gifu Prefecture
**[[Mizunami, Gifu|Mizunami]]
**[[Nakatsugawa, Gifu|Nakatsugawa]]
**[[Shirakawa, Gifu (town)|Shirakawa]]
**[[Yaotsu, Gifu|Yaotsu]]
*[[Nagano Prefecture]]
**[[Hiraya, Nagano|Hiraya]]
**[[Neba, Nagano|Neba]]


=== Railway ===
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-gifu.php Ena population statistics]</ref> the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.
*[[Chūō Main Line]] ([[JR Central]]): [[Takenami Station]] - [[Ena Station]]
{{Historical populations
*[[Akechi Railroad Akechi Line|Akechi Railway]] (Akechi Line): [[Ena Station]] - [[Higashino Station (Gifu)|Higashino Station]] - [[Iinuma Station]] ([[Nakatsugawa, Gifu]]) - [[Agi Station]] ([[Nakatsugawa, Gifu|Nakatsugawa]]) - [[Iibama Station]] - [[Gokuraku Station]] - [[Iwamura Station]] - [[Hanashiro Station]] - [[Yamaoka Station]] - [[Noshi Station]] - [[Akechi Station (Ena)|Akechi Station]]
| 1970 | 57,876
| 1980 | 59,161
| 1990 | 58,044
| 2000 | 57,274
| 2010 | 53,718
| 2020 | 47,774
|align = none
|footnote =
}}


===Roads===
==History==
The area around Ena was part of traditional [[Mino Province]], and the name of "Ena" appears in [[Nara period]] records, including the ''[[Nihon Shoki]].'' During the [[Edo period]], it was mostly controlled by [[Iwamura Domain]], and [[Ōi-juku]] developed as a [[shukuba|post town]] on the [[Nakasendō]] highway connecting [[Edo]] with [[Kyoto]]. During the post-[[Meiji restoration]] cadastral reforms, the area was organised into [[Ena District, Gifu]].


The city was founded on April 1, 1954, by the merger of two towns (Oi and Osashima) and six villages (Tōnō, Sango, Takenami, Kasagi, Nakano, and Iiji), all from Ena District. On October 25, 2004, Ena absorbed the towns of [[Akechi, Gifu|Akechi]], [[Iwamura, Gifu|Iwamura]], [[Kamiyahagi, Gifu|Kamiyahagi]] and [[Yamaoka, Gifu|Yamaoka]], and the village of [[Kushihara, Gifu|Kushihara]] (all from [[Ena District, Gifu|Ena District]]) to create the expanded city of Ena.
====Expressway====
*[[Chūō Expressway]]: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area


==Government==
====National routes====
Ena has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 18 members.
*[[Japan National Route 19|National Route 19]]
*[[Japan National Route 257|National Route 257]]
*[[Japan National Route 363|National Route 363]]
*[[Japan National Route 418|National Route 418]]


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


==Economy==
===Hospitals and clinics===
Ena was noted for its pulp and paper industry for many years. Production of precision instruments dominates the manufacturing sector.
* Ena Municipal Hospital
* Kamiyahagi Hospital


===Other===
==Education==
Ena has 14 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school. [[Chubu University]] maintains a subsidiary campus in Ena.
* Ena Police Station
* Gifu Prefectural Ena General Office


==Transportation==
==Notable people from Ena==
===Railway===
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2013}}
*[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] [[JR Central]] - [[Chūō Main Line]]
*[[Kiyohiro Araki]] (member of the [[House of Councilors]])
** {{STN|Takenami}} – {{STN|Ena}}
*[[Utako Shimoda]] (founder of [[Jissen Women's Educational Institute]])
*[[File:Akechi Railway Logo.svg|18px]] [[Akechi Railroad Akechi Line|Akechi Railway]] - (Akechi Line):
**{{STN|Ena}} – {{STN|Higashino|Gifu}} – < ''{{STN|Iinuma}} – {{STN|Agi }}'' > – {{STN|Iibama}} – {{STN|Gokuraku}} – {{STN|Iwamura}} – {{STN|Hanashiro}} – {{STN|Yamaoka}} – {{STN|Noshi}} - {{STN|Akechi|Ena}})


===Highway===
==Historic and sightseeing locations==
*[[File:Japan road sign 325.svg|22px]] [[Chūō Expressway]]: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area
*[[Nakasendō]] [[Ōi-juku]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
*[[Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|257}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|363}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|418}}

==Local attractions==
* [[Agigawa Dam]]
*[[Ena Gorge]]
*[[Ena Gorge]]
*[[Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena]]
*Japan Water Agency [[Agigawa Dam]]
*[[Iwamura Castle]] Ruins
*[[Iwamura Castle]] Ruins
**[[Hondōri Iwamura-chō]]
*[[Mongol Village]]
*[[Nakasendō]] [[Ōi-juku]]
*[[Nihon Taishō Mura]]
*[[Nihon Taishō Mura]]
*[[Sasayuri no Yu]]
*[[Sasayuri no Yu]]
*[[Yahagi Dam]]
*[[Yahagi Dam]]

*[[Mongol Village]]
==Notable people from Ena==
*[[Kiyohiro Araki]] (member of the [[House of Councillors]]) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008766.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜荒木 清寛〜 |work=ザ･選挙 |publisher=[[JANJAN]] |access-date=2007-10-24 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208150023/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008766.html |archive-date=2007-12-08 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Kazuo Nagano]] (noted fraudster chairman of {{ill|Toyota Shoji|ja|豊田商事事件}})<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/errUJbKZ6fQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211529/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=errUJbKZ6fQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite episode |title=What Happened to Kazuo Nagano? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=errUJbKZ6fQ |access-date=2021-07-18 |first=Joey |last=Cifala |date=2019-07-31 |time=0:39 |publisher=JT Starr Productions |series=Anomaly Documentaries |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Utako Shimoda]] (founder of [[Jissen Women's Educational Institute]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jissen.ac.jp/school/shimoda_utako/faq/index.html |script-title=ja:下田歌子FAQ |publisher=[[Jissen Women's University]] |access-date=2021-07-18 |language=Japanese}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{url|http://www.city.ena.lg.jp|Ena City official website}} {{ja icon}}
*{{official website|1= http://www.city.ena.lg.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://reserve.aerushop.jp/en/ Official booking website(Hotels And Activities)]


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Ena
恵那市
City
View of central Ena, Ena Valley Amusement Park and Mount Ontake
View of central Ena, Ena Valley Amusement Park and Mount Ontake
Flag of Ena
Flag
Official seal of Ena
Seal
Map
Location of Ena in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Ena
Ena is located in Japan
Ena
Ena
 
Coordinates: 35°26′57.3″N 137°24′46.2″E / 35.449250°N 137.412833°E / 35.449250; 137.412833
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureGifu
Government
 • MayorYoshiaki Kachi
Area
 • Total
504.24 km2 (194.69 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
 • Total
48,777
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0573-26-2111
Address1-1-1 Shōge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken 509-7292
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerLilium japonicum
TreeA. pycnanthum
Ena City Office

Ena (恵那市, Ena-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 48,777, and a population density of 96.7 persons per km2, in 19,820 households.[1] The total area of the city was 504.24 square kilometres (194.69 sq mi).

Geography

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Ena is located in the Tōnō region of southeastern Gifu Prefecture.

Climate

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The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ena is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,785.1 mm (70.28 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F).[2]

Climate data for Ena (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		29.9
(85.8) 		33.3
(91.9) 		36.0
(96.8) 		38.8
(101.8) 		38.5
(101.3) 		36.6
(97.9) 		31.3
(88.3) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		38.8
(101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		32.1
(89.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		19.8
(67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		13.3
(55.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		17.4
(63.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		5.1
(41.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−13.6
(7.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.0
(2.44) 		75.6
(2.98) 		136.9
(5.39) 		139.5
(5.49) 		165.3
(6.51) 		215.3
(8.48) 		261.3
(10.29) 		202.2
(7.96) 		228.7
(9.00) 		155.4
(6.12) 		94.2
(3.71) 		68.9
(2.71) 		1,785.1
(70.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.3 7.8 10.4 10.8 11.2 13.8 14.2 11.4 11.5 10.0 8.3 8.7 126.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 153.3 159.9 186.3 192.7 195.7 147.8 164.2 199.5 158.7 163.6 157.0 146.6 2,024.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Neighbouring municipalities

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Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 57,876—    
1980 59,161+2.2%
1990 58,044−1.9%
2000 57,274−1.3%
2010 53,718−6.2%
2020 47,774−11.1%

History

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The area around Ena was part of traditional Mino Province, and the name of "Ena" appears in Nara period records, including the Nihon Shoki. During the Edo period, it was mostly controlled by Iwamura Domain, and Ōi-juku developed as a post town on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Ena District, Gifu.

The city was founded on April 1, 1954, by the merger of two towns (Oi and Osashima) and six villages (Tōnō, Sango, Takenami, Kasagi, Nakano, and Iiji), all from Ena District. 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.

Government

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Ena has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.

Subdivisions

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

Economy

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Ena was noted for its pulp and paper industry for many years. Production of precision instruments dominates the manufacturing sector.

Education

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Ena has 14 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school. Chubu University maintains a subsidiary campus in Ena.

Transportation

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Railway

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Highway

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Local attractions

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Notable people from Ena

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References

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  1. ^ Ena City official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Ena population statistics
  5. ^ 政治家情報 〜荒木 清寛〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cifala, Joey (2019-07-31). "What Happened to Kazuo Nagano?". Anomaly Documentaries. JT Starr Productions. Event occurs at 0:39. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  7. ^ 下田歌子FAQ (in Japanese). Jissen Women's University. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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