Yokkaichi
四日市市 | |
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Coordinates: 34°57′54.1″N 136°37′27.9″E / 34.965028°N 136.624417°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai, Tōkai |
Prefecture | Mie Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomohiro Mori |
Area | |
• Total | 206.44 km2 (79.71 sq mi) |
Population (August 2015) | |
• Total | 306,107 |
• Density | 1,480/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
- Flower | Salvia splendens |
-Bird | Black-headed gull |
Phone number | 059-354-8244 |
Address | 1-5 Suwa-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-8601 |
Website | www |
Yokkaichi is a Japanese city in Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is a port near Nagoya.
It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.[1]
See the main article: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō |
In the Edo period, Yokkaichi-juku was 43rd of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[2]
In 1936, Yokkaichi hosted an international trade fair called "Exposition of Yokkaichi City".[3]
Yokkaichi has 2 sister cities.