Kawakami, Okayama (Maniwa)

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Kawakami
川上村
Former municipality
Former Kawakami village hall
Former Kawakami village hall
Kawakami is located in Japan
Kawakami
Kawakami
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°16′49.5″N 133°38′34.5″E / 35.280417°N 133.642917°E / 35.280417; 133.642917Coordinates: 35°16′49.5″N 133°38′34.5″E / 35.280417°N 133.642917°E / 35.280417; 133.642917
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
PrefectureOkayama Prefecture
DistrictManiwa
MergedMarch 31, 2005
(now part of Maniwa)
Area
 • Total77.94 km2 (30.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total2,372
 • Density30.43/km2 (78.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdOriental dollarbird
FlowerRhododendron
TreeAesculus

Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-son) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,372 and a density of 30.43 persons per km2. The total area was 77.94 km2.

On March 31, 2005, Kawakami, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.

Geography[]

  • Mountains: Mount Hiruzen (蒜山, Hiruzen)
  • Rivers: Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama Prefecture)

Adjoining municipalities[]

Education[]

  • Kawakami Elementary School
  • Hiruzen Junior High School (Yatsuka)

Transportation[]

  • Expressways:
  • National highways:
  • Prefectural roads:
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 58 (Hokubō - Kawakami)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 113 (Kamitokuyama-Matano-Kōfu)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 114 (Daisen-Kamifukuda)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 322 (Nakafukuda-Yubara)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 324 (Higashikayabe-Shimofukuda)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 422 (Hiruzen Kōgen)
    • Okayama Prefectural Route 702 (Yatsuka-Kawakami cycling road)
  • Roadside Station
    • Windy House (風の家, Kaze no Ie)

Notable places and events[]

  • Mount Hiruzen
  • Hiruzen plateau (蒜山高原, Hiruzen Kōgen)
  • Hiruzen Kōgen Center / Joyful Park (Amusement park)
  • Hiruzen Bear Valley Ski resort

  • Hiruzen mountains and Hiruzen plateau

  • Hiruzen Kōgen Center

External links[]


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