- Ena, Gifu
Infobox City Japan
Name = Ena
JapaneseName = 恵那市
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Region = Chūbu
Prefecture = Gifu
Area_km2 = 504.19
PopDate = March 2008
Population = 56,428
Density_km2 = 109
Coords = coord|35|27|N|137|25|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree = Red Maple
Flower = Sasayuri
Bird =
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Mayor = Yoshiaki Kachi
CityHallPostalCode = 509-7292
CityHallAddress = 1-1-1 Shoge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken
CityHallPhone = 0573-26-2111
CityHallLink = [http://www.city.ena.gifu.jp/ City of Ena]nihongo|Ena|恵那市|Ena-shi is a city located in the
Tōnō region ofGifu Prefecture ,Japan . As ofMarch 31 ,2007 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 56,428 and a density of 109 persons per km². The total area is 504.19 km².The city was originally founded on
April 1 ,1954 , but it was enlarged onOctober 25 ,2004 , when four towns and a village from the former Ena District merged into the city. The municipalities participating in this merger were: Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi, Kushihara, and Yamaoka.Geography
*Mountains:
Mount Kasagi ,Mount Hoko ,Mount Yūdachi ,Mount Byōbu ,Mount Yake ,Mount Mitsumori
*Rivers:Kiso River ,Agi River ,Kamiya River ,Kamimura River , Toki River,Ori River
*Lakes:Ena Gorge ,Lake Hokono ,Lake Agigawa ,Lake Okuyahagi ,Lake Origawa Areas
*Ōi-chō (大井町)
*Osashima-chō (長島町)
*Takenami-chō (武並町)
*Misato-chō (三郷町)
*Kasagi-chō (笠置町)
*Iiji-chō (飯地町)
*Nakanoho-chō (中野方町)
*Higashino (東野)
*Iwamura-chō (岩村町)
*Yamaoka-chō (山岡町)
*Akechi-chō (明智町)
*Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町)
*Kushihara (串原)Education
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Ena High School
*Gifu Prefectural Ena Agricultural High School
*Iwamura Senior High School (Gifu Prefectural Akechi Commercial High School andIwamura Senior High School is an integrated high school.)Transportation
Railway
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Chūō Main Line (JR Tokai ):Takenami Station -Ena Station
*Akechi Line (Akechi Railroad):Ena Station -Higashino Station -Iinuma Station (Nakatsugawa, Gifu ) -Agi Station (Nakatsugawa) -Iibama Station -Iwamura Station -Hanashiro Station -Yamaoka Station -Noshi Station -Akechi Station Roads
Expressway
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Chūō Expressway : Ena IC - Enakyo SAJapan national routes
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Japan National Route 19
*Japan National Route 257
*Japan National Route 363
*Japan National Route 418 Roadside stations
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Road Station "Rassei Misato" Soba Making
*Road Station "Kamiyahagi La Foret Fukuju no Sato"
*Road Station "Obaachan-ichi/Yamaoka" Public facilities
Hospitals and clinics
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Ena Municipal Hospital
*Kamiyahagi Hospital Other
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Ena Police Station
*Ena Synthesis CenterFacilities
uper markets
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Valor (Ena, Akechi, Iwamura)
*Uny (Ena)Ena radio switching offices
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Gifu Radio (JOZF・1431kHz, 500W) formally 1485kHz, 100W
*Tōkai region Radio (JOSF・801kHz, 100W)Famous people from Ena
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Kiyohiro Araki (member of theHouse of Councilors )
*Yoshitaka Furuya (politician)
*Kazuo Nagano (chairman ofToyoto Shouji )
*Issai Satou (Confucian scholar)
*Utako Shimoda (founder ofJissen Women's Educational Institute )
*Housui Yamamoto (painter)
*Manabu Miyoshi (botanist)
*Katsushi Katsukawa (cartoonist)
*Mai Miyajima (actress)Famous, historic and sightseeing locations
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Nakasendō Ōi-juku
*Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
*Ena Gorge
*Japan Water AgencyAgigawa Dam
*Iwamura Castle Ruins
*Nihon Taisho Mura
*Sasayuri no Yu
*Yahagi Dam and Reservoir
*Mongol Village External links
* [http://www.city.ena.gifu.jp/ Ena official website] in Japanese
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