Taki, Mie

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.

Demographics

The population of Taki has been declining slowly over the past 60 years.

| 1950 | 20,683 | 1960 | 18,537 | 1970 | 16,159 | 1980 | 16,054 | 1990 | 15,691 | 2000 | 16,149 | 2010 | 15,436

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

Highway

• 24px|link=|alt=E23 Ise Expressway
• 24px|link=|alt=E42 Kisei Expressway

Local attractions

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

Sister cities

• USA Camas, Washington, United States

Notable people from Taki

• Taito Kato, racing driver
• Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer

References

References

1. "Taki town official statistics".
2. "Taki climate data".
3. [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Taki population statistics]
4. "Washington Sister Cities".
5. [http://www.pref.mie.jp/BIJUTSU/HP/nenpo/np2009/np2009kodomoart.htm Workshop announcement] {{Webarchive. link. (September 17, 2012 , Mie Prefectural Art Museum, 2009. {{in lang). ja Accessed September 3, 2010.