Yamatotakada, Nara
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Cities of Japan
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located in Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
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The city continues to develop as a local business and government center in the center of Nara Prefecture.
History
Inhabited since the Paleolithic age, the city area nurtured paddy fieldPaddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
agriculture in the fertile Nara Basin since ancient times. Large keyhole type burial mounds (kofun
Kofun
Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and early 7th century. They gave their name to the Kofun period . Many of the Kofun have a distinctive keyhole-shaped mound , unique to ancient Japan...
) were constructed in the northwestern part of the city around the 5th century.
A local samurai family ruled the area in the medieval age, but the lord of Takada perished in 1580 at the hand of a local vassal of the powerful Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
. In the early modern age, the city area developed as a local market town with a big Buddhist temple at its core.
With the introduction of Western civilisation into Japan, a modern spinning factory was set up here at the end of the nineteenth century. Since then, the city became a center of the modern textile industry.
After the Second World War, Takada was designated as a city in 1948. In 1963, the city of Yamatotakada established, through the arrangement of an Australian Catholic
Catholic
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father, a sister-city relationship with Lismore
Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. It is known as the first such relationship between the two countries.
Toshiharu Matsuda, who served as mayor of the city since 1992, resigned in 2003. During his terms of office he executed ambitious construction plans resulting in burdensome borrowings. He was also criticized for his connection with a gangster boss in the city of Nara
Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
. Masakatsu Yoshida, elected as new major in April, 2003, has had to cope with the deteriorating financial problems combined with a curtailed national subsidy and mounting unpaid city tax.
A citizens' group advocates new friendship relation with Jiujiang
Jiujiang
Jiujiang , formerly transliterated Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province, the largest one being Nanchang...
, Jiangxi Province in central China
China
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, though city administrators are still reluctant.
Neighboring municipalities
- Nara PrefectureNara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
- KashiharaKashihara, Narais a city located in Nara, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 125,547 and the density of 3,176.79 persons per km². The total area is 39.52 km²....
- GoseGose, Narais a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 33,526 and a density of 552.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.65 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1958.-Neighboring municipalities:* Nara Prefecture...
- KashibaKashiba, Narais a city located in Nara, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 74,687 and the density of 3,080 persons per km². The total area is 24.23 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1991.- Education :...
- KatsuragiKatsuragi, Narais a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 35,622 and a density of 1060 persons per km². The total area is 33.73 km²....
- KōryōKoryo, Narais a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara, Japan. It served as Japan's temporary capital from 640-642 AD, the Kudara Palace. Kudara is a reference to the Korean kingdom of Baekje....
- Kashihara
Outside Japan
LismoreLismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
, Australia
Australia
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B Area, 2/F, No. 6 Warhouse building Wai Gao Quiao, China
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Winnie Liu, China/Italy/AustraliaEducation
- Primary Schools
- Takada Elementary School
- Iwasono Elementary School
- Katashio Elementary School
- Ukiana Elementary School
- Ukiananishi Elementary School
- Junior High Schools
- Takada Junior High School
- Takadanishi Junior High School
- Katashio Junior High School
- High SchoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s- Takada High School
- Takadahigashi High School
- Nara Culture High School
- Japan Aviation High SchoolJapan Aviation High SchoolThe is a private high school in Kai, Yamanashi, Japan. It was established by Japan Aviation in partnership with Japan Airlines as a corporate educational institution to promote the teaching of industrial technology. Most graduates go to a special advanced school established as an annex. Very few...
- Takada Commerce High School
- Universities
- Nara Culture Women's Junior College
- Other
- Bigei Gakuen Vocational School
- Apollo Gakuin Fashion Business School
Rail
- West Japan RailwaysWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
- Wakayama LineWakayama LineThe is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It runs from Ōji Station on the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line and Kisei Main Line, with through train service to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line and to...
;Sakurai LineSakurai LineThe is a railway line in Nara Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It runs from Nara on the Yamatoji Line to Takada on the Wakayama Line, with some service continuing on the Wakayama Line to Ōji Station, and then to JR Namba on the Yamatoji Line...
：Takada StationTakada Station (Nara)is a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. There is also a transfer to Yamato-Takada Station on Kintetsu Osaka Line.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company**Sakurai Line **Wakayama Line-Adjacent stations:...
- Wakayama Line
- Kintetsu RailwaysKintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
- Osaka Line：Tsukiyama StationTsukiyama Stationis a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:* There are two side platforms with two tracks on the ground.* The entrance/exit is convenient for Northeast-bound passengers, but Southeast-bound passengers must walk up a flight of stairs, across the tracks, and down a flight of...
-Yamato-Takada StationYamato-Takada Stationis a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
-Matsuzuka StationMatsuzuka Stationis a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:... - Minami-Osaka Line：Takadashi StationTakadashi Stationis a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
-Ukiana StationUkiana Stationis a train station in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Osaka Line：Tsukiyama Station