Ena, Gifu

Ena 恵那市
City
View of central Ena, Ena Valley Amusement Park and Mount Ontake
Flag Seal
Location of Ena in Gifu Prefecture
Ena
Coordinates: 35°26′57.3″N 137°24′46.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
Government
• Mayor	Yoshiaki Kachi
Area
• Total	504.24 km2 (194.69 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2017)
• Total	49,703
• Density	101/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
- Tree	A. pycnanthum
- Flower	Lilium japonicum
Phone number	0573-26-2111
Address	1-1-1 Shōge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken 509-7292
Website	Official website

Ena City Hall

恵那市 (Ena, Ena-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 31 October 2017, the city had an estimated population of 51046, and a population density of 101 persons per km², in 19,654 households. The total area of the city was 504.24 square kilometres (194.69 sq mi).

Geography

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

• 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

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 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1988 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Gifu Prefecture
  • Nakatsugawa
  • Mizunami
• Shirakawa
  • Yaotsu
• Nagano Prefecture
  • Neba
  • Hiraya
• Aichi Prefecture
  • Toyota

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ena has remained steady over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	57,876
1980	59,161
1990	58,044
2000	57274
2010	53973

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. 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 Nagashima) 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

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

Subdivisions

• 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

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

Railway

• JR Central - Chūō Main Line
  • Takenami – Ena
• Akechi Railway - (Akechi Line):
  • Ena – Higashino – < Iinuma – Agi > – Iibama – Gokuraku – Iwamura – Hanashiro – Yamaoka – Noshi - Akechi)

Highway

• Chūō Expressway: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area
• National Route 19
• National Route 257
• National Route 363
• National Route 418

Local attractions

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

Noted people from Ena

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

External links

Media related to Ena, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja