Tarui, Gifu

Tarui (垂井町, Tarui-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2018^[update], the town had an estimated population of 27,439 and a population density of 480 persons per km², in 10,525 households.^[2] The total area of the town was 57.09 square kilometres (22.04 sq mi).

Tarui 垂井町
Town
Clockwise from top: Shigekado Takenaka's Jinya, Nangu Taisha, Tairyo Shrine, Site of Morichika Chosokabe's Jinya, Mineral Spring in Tarui, Picture of Tarui Traditional Inn in Edo Period
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Location of Tarui in Gifu Prefecture
Tarui
Coordinates: 35°21′59″N 136°32′17″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
District	Fuwa
Government
• Mayor	Mitsuya Nakagawa
Area
• Total	57.09 km2 (22.04 sq mi)
Population  (1 December 2018)
• Total	27,439
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese zelkova[1]
- Flower	Camellia[1]
Phone number	0584-22-1151
Address	1532-1 Tarui-chō, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken 503-2193
Website	Official website

Tarui Town Hall

Geography

Tarui is located in far southwestern Gifu Prefecture, at the western end of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tarui is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.^[3]

Neighbouring municipalities

• Gifu Prefecture
  • Ikeda
  • Ibigawa
  • Ōgaki
  • Sekigahara
  • Yōrō

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Tarui peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	23,240	—
1980	26,404	+13.6%
1990	28,605	+8.3%
2000	28,935	+1.2%
2010	28,505	−1.5%
2020	26,402	−7.4%

History

The area around Tarui was part of traditional Mino Province. Numerous Jōmon period and Kofun period remains have been found in the area, which was the site of the Nara period provincial capital and Provincial temple. During the Edo period, Tarui-juku prospered as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The town of Tarui was formed on 1 July 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake caused considerable damage to the area. Tarui annexed the neighboring villages of Iwate, Fuchu, Miyashiro, Osa, and Aihara in 1954. The 1959 Isewan Typhoon caused severe damage to the town.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Tarui has seven public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central - Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Tarui

Highway

• National Route 21

Sister cities

• Calgary, Alberta, Canada, since July 1996

Local attractions

• The Beauty of Tarui, a video portraying the major sites of Tarui
• Mino Provincial Capital Site, A National Historic Site
• Nangū Taisha, the ichinomiya of Mino Province
• Tarui Ichirizuka. a National Historic Site