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Kai, Yamanashi - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 35°39′38.9″N 138°30′56.8″E / 35.660806°N 138.515778°E

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Kai 甲斐市
City
Kai City Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Kai in Yamanashi Prefecture
Kai
Coordinates: 35°39′38.9″N 138°30′56.8″E / 35.660806°N 138.515778°E / 35.660806; 138.515778
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
Area
• Total	71.95 km² (27.78 sq mi)
Population (December 31, 2021)
• Total	73,626
• Density	1,000/km² (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Sakura
Phone number	055-276-2111
Address	2610 Shinohara, Kai-shi, Yamanashi 400-0395
Website	Official website

Kai (甲斐市, Kai-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 73,626,^[1] and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 71.95 square kilometres (27.78 sq mi).

Geography

Kai is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture, orientated north-south along the banks of the Fuji River.

Surrounding municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kai is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1240 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Kai more than tripled between 1960 and 2000 and has grown at a slower pace since.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	17,777	—
1950	24,497	+37.8%
1960	22,951	−6.3%
1970	27,075	+18.0%
1980	45,337	+67.4%
1990	60,765	+34.0%
2000	71,706	+18.0%
2010	73,807	+2.9%
2020	75,313	+2.0%

History

The area of present day Kai was part of ancient Kai Province and have numerous Jomon period ruins. During the Sengoku period, warlord Takeda Shingen built embankments on the Kamanashi River for flood control and to open up new rice lands. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The city of Kai was established on September 1, 2004, from the merger of the town of Futaba (from Kitakoma District), and the towns of Ryūō and Shikishima (both from Nakakoma District).^[4] It takes its name from the old name for Yamanashi Prefecture, Kai Province.

Government

Kai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 19 members.

Education

Kai has eleven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Central Japan Railway Company - Chūō Main Line
- Ryūō - Shiozaki

Highway

Sister cities

Keokuk, Iowa, United States^[5]

Notable people

Youichi Imamura – professional racecar driver
Shin Nakagomi – professional baseball player
Karin Ogino – former idol

References

^ Kai city official statistics (in Japanese)
^ Kai climate data
^ Kai population statistics
^ "市制施行15周年記念式典(まちできweb 2019年9月1日)|甲斐市". www.city.kai.yamanashi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08. 平成16年9月1日に旧竜王町・敷島町・双葉町の3町合併により誕生した「甲斐市」。
^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

Media related to Kai, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

Official Website (in Japanese)

v t e Yamanashi Prefecture
Kōfu (capital)
Core city	Kōfu
Cities	Chūō Fuefuki Fujiyoshida Hokuto Kai Kōshū Minami-Alps Nirasaki Ōtsuki Tsuru Uenohara Yamanashi
Districts	Kitatsuru District Kosuge Tabayama Minamikoma District Hayakawa Fujikawa Minobu Nanbu Minamitsuru District Dōshi Fujikawaguchiko Narusawa Nishikatsura Oshino Yamanakako Nakakoma District Shōwa Nishiyatsushiro District Ichikawamisato
Former Districts	Higashiyamanashi District Higashiyatsushiro District Nishiyamanashi District Kitakoma District
List of mergers in Yamanashi Prefecture

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