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Kasugai City
Aichi Prefecture · City
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Kasugai City is a commuter town next to Nagoya City to the northeast, and large housing estates such as Kozoji New Town spread in the east. It is said to be the birthplace of the Heian-period calligrapher Ono no Michikaze and calls itself a "city of calligraphy." Seed-grown cacti are a specialty, with 80% of the national share.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Aichi Prefecture
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