Kizawa, Maezaki
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Kizawa 木沢市 |
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— Core City — | |||
Aerial View from Kizawa Station to the northeast | |||
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Country | Nakahara | ||
Region | Naoshima | ||
Prefecture | Maezaki Prefecture | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Konishi Somegorou | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 295 km2 (110 sq mi) | ||
Population (July 2011) | |||
• Total | 529,334 | ||
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | NNT (UTC+9) | ||
Flower | Prunus persica | ||
Tree | Acer pseudosieboldianum | ||
Website | www.Kizawacity.go.nk |
Kizawa (木沢市 Kizawa-shi ) is the largest city in Maezaki Prefecture, Nakahara. As for 2011, it has population 529,334 with land size 295 km square making its density 1,794 per km square
History
Prior to Shizuku Period
Shizuku Period
After Nakamura Restoration
Siege of Kashiwaba 2014
Geography
Kizawa city located in the east-end of Sawasaki plains bordering with Esashi Mountains in the eastern part making most of its part flat plain area. Satogawa River runs through the city from the west Academy City toward the Sanhe Sea in the north coast of the city.
Climate
Demographic
Kizawa city is the largest city of Maezaki Prefecture.
Transportation
Railway
Kizawa is the main station of Naoshima Shinkansen for Shin-Kashiwaba Metropolitan area as the line bypass the Shin-Kashiwaba city.
- NR South-Central – Naoshima Shinkansen,
- NR South-Central – Naoshima Main Line, Kizawa-Maezaki Line, Mikawa-Kizawa Line
- NR South-Central – Kashiwaba Line
- NR South-Central – Hasawa Light Rail
- Sakata – Sakata Kizawa Line
Highway
- Naoshima Expressway – Kizawa JCT – Gakuen-Higashi JCT – Kizawa IC – Kizawa-kita IC - Moriyama IC
- Kashiwaba-Kanjo Expressway – Kizawa JCT - Minamikizawa IC - Hasawa IC
- Gakuwa Expressway – Gakuen-Higashi JCT - Tanokuchi IC - Ushichō IC
- Nakahara National Route 2
- Nakahara National Route 46