Ena, Gifu
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| leader_name = Yoshiaki Kachi
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{{Nihongo|Ena|恵那市|Ena-shi }} is a city located in Gifu, Japan. {{As of|2019|06|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 48,777, and a population density of 96.7 persons per km2, in 19,820 households.[http://www.city.ena.lg.jp/ Ena City official statistics] {{in lang|ja}} The total area of the city was {{convert|504.24|sqkm|sqmi}}.
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 {{cvt|13.3|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1785.1|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|25.6|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.2|C}}.
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|location = Ena (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
|Jan record high C = 17.5
|Feb record high C = 20.9
|Mar record high C = 24.6
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 33.3
|Jun record high C = 36.0
|Jul record high C = 38.8
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 36.6
|Oct record high C = 31.3
|Nov record high C = 25.0
|Dec record high C = 21.0
|Jan record low C = -12.2
|Feb record low C = -13.6
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -4.4
|May record low C = -0.5
|Jun record low C = 5.1
|Jul record low C = 12.7
|Aug record low C = 12.2
|Sep record low C = 4.9
|Oct record low C = -1.2
|Nov record low C = -4.8
|Dec record low C = -10.2
|Jan high C = 7.2
|Feb high C = 8.8
|Mar high C = 13.4
|Apr high C = 19.3
|May high C = 23.9
|Jun high C = 26.7
|Jul high C = 30.3
|Aug high C = 32.1
|Sep high C = 27.9
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 16.0
|Dec high C = 9.8
|Jan mean C = 1.2
|Feb mean C = 2.1
|Mar mean C = 6.2
|Apr mean C = 11.9
|May mean C = 17.0
|Jun mean C = 20.8
|Jul mean C = 24.6
|Aug mean C = 25.6
|Sep mean C = 21.8
|Oct mean C = 15.5
|Nov mean C = 9.1
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -3.5
|Feb low C = -3.3
|Mar low C = 0.0
|Apr low C = 5.0
|May low C = 10.7
|Jun low C = 16.1
|Jul low C = 20.4
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 17.4
|Oct low C = 10.6
|Nov low C = 3.8
|Dec low C = -1.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 62.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 75.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 136.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 139.5
|May precipitation mm = 165.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 215.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 261.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 202.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 228.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 155.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 94.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 68.9
|year precipitation mm = 1785.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.3
|Feb precipitation days = 7.8
|Mar precipitation days = 10.4
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 14.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.4
|Sep precipitation days = 11.5
|Oct precipitation days = 10.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|Jan sun = 153.3
|Feb sun = 159.9
|Mar sun = 186.3
|Apr sun = 192.7
|May sun = 195.7
|Jun sun = 147.8
|Jul sun = 164.2
|Aug sun = 199.5
|Sep sun = 158.7
|Oct sun = 163.6
|Nov sun = 157.0
|Dec sun = 146.6
|year sun = 2024.4
|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=52&block_no=0493&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値)
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = April 28, 2022}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=52&block_no=0493&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値)
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = April 28, 2022}}}}
=Neighbouring municipalities=
- Aichi Prefecture
- Toyota
- Gifu Prefecture
- Mizunami
- Nakatsugawa
- Shirakawa
- Yaotsu
- Nagano Prefecture
- Hiraya
- Neba
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-gifu.php Ena population statistics] the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 57,876
| 1980 | 59,161
| 1990 | 58,044
| 2000 | 57,274
| 2010 | 53,718
| 2020 | 47,774
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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, and Ōi-juku developed as a post town on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. 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 Osashima) 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=
- Akechi-chō (明智町)
- Higashino (東野)
- Iiji-chō (飯地町)
- Iwamura-chō (岩村町)
- Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町)
- Kasagi-chō (笠置町)
- Kushihara (串原)
- Misato-chō (三郷町)
- Nakanohō-chō (中野方町)
- Ōi-chō (大井町)
- Osashima-chō (長島町)
- Takenami-chō (武並町)
- Yamaoka-chō (山岡町)
Economy
Ena was noted for its pulp and paper industry for many years. Production of precision instruments dominates the manufacturing sector.
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=
- 20px JR Central - Chūō Main Line
- {{STN|Takenami|x}} – {{STN|Ena|x}}
- 18px Akechi Railway - (Akechi Line):
- {{STN|Ena|x}} – {{STN|Higashino|x|Gifu}} – < {{STN|Iinuma|x}} – {{STN|Agi |x}} > – {{STN|Iibama|x}} – {{STN|Gokuraku|x}} – {{STN|Iwamura|x}} – {{STN|Hanashiro|x}} – {{STN|Yamaoka|x}} – {{STN|Noshi|x}} - {{STN|Akechi|x|Ena}})
=Highway=
- 22px Chūō Expressway: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|257}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|363}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|418}}
Culture
There is a culture of using local hornet larva as food. The dish hebo meshi is made from the hornets. In November of each year, a festival for the hornets is held in Kushihara.{{cite web|url=https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/k_ryouri/search_menu/1963/index.html|title=Hebo meshi|publisher=Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries|access-date=2024-12-18}}
Local attractions
Notable people from Ena
- Kiyohiro Araki (member of the House of Councillors) {{cite web|url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008766.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜荒木 清寛〜 |work=ザ・選挙 |publisher=JANJAN |access-date=2007-10-24 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208150023/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008766.html |archive-date=2007-12-08 |df= }}
- Kazuo Nagano (noted fraudster chairman of {{ill|Toyota Shoji|ja|豊田商事事件}})Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/errUJbKZ6fQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211529/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=errUJbKZ6fQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite episode |title=What Happened to Kazuo Nagano? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=errUJbKZ6fQ |access-date=2021-07-18 |first=Joey |last=Cifala |date=2019-07-31 |time=0:39 |publisher=JT Starr Productions |series=Anomaly Documentaries |language=en}}{{cbignore}}
- Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute){{cite web|url=https://www.jissen.ac.jp/school/shimoda_utako/faq/index.html |script-title=ja:下田歌子FAQ |publisher=Jissen Women's University |access-date=2021-07-18 |language=Japanese}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|1= http://www.city.ena.lg.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://reserve.aerushop.jp/en/ Official booking website(Hotels And Activities)]
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