Taki, Mie

Taki (多気町, Taki-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 14,210 in 5,730 households and a population density of 140 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the town was 103.06 square kilometres (39.79 sq mi).

Taki 多気町
Town
Ōka, Taki
Flag Seal
Location of Taki in Mie Prefecture
Taki
Coordinates: 34°29′46.1″N 136°32′46.3″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie
District	Taki
Government
• - Mayor	Yukio Kubo
Area
• Total	103.06 km2 (39.79 sq mi)
Population  (August 2021)
• Total	14,210
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Cinnamomum camphora
• Flower	Lilium japonicum
• Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	0598-38-1111
Address	1600 Ōka, Taki-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2181
Website	Official website

Taki Town Hall

Geography

Taki is an inland municipality located in eastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture.

Climate

Taki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Taki is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2015 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.^[2]

Demographics

The population of Taki has been declining slowly over the past 60 years.^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1950	20,683	—
1960	18,537	−10.4%
1970	16,159	−12.8%
1980	16,054	−0.6%
1990	15,691	−2.3%
2000	16,149	+2.9%
2010	15,436	−4.4%

History

The area of Take was part of ancient Ise Province. During the Edo period, it was mostly part of the holdings of Kii Domain. The village of Ōka (相可) was established on April 1, 1889, during the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the Meiji period. It was elevated to town status on June 20, 1919, and changed its name to Taki after merging of the neighboring villages of Sana and Tsuda, both in Taki District, on March 30, 1955. The village of Nishi-Tokida was annexed on April 15, 1959. On January 1, 2006, the village was merged into Taki.

Government

Taki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 12 members. Taki, collectively with the other municipalities of Watari District, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Taki serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. The major industrial employer is Sharp Corporation. Noted agricultural products include Kaki persimmons and green tea.

Education

Taki has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

JR Tōkai – Kisei Main Line

• Taki - Ōka - Sana

JR Tōkai – Sangū Line

• Taki - Tokida

Highway

• Ise Expressway
• Kisei Expressway
• National Route 42
• National Route 386

Local attractions

• Gokatsura Pond Furusato Village
• Jingu-ji
• Niu Jinja

Sister cities

• Camas, Washington, United States^[4]

Notable people from Taki

• Taito Kato, racing driver
• Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer^[5]