The Iga Line ( 伊賀線 , Iga-sen ) is a railway line in Iga, Mie , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway Co., Ltd. ( 伊賀鉄道株式会社 , Iga-tetsudō kabushiki-gaisha ) . The line connects Iga-Ueno Station with Iga-Kambe Station . The track and trains are owned by Kintetsu Railway , although the trains are operated by Iga Railway. It is also referred to as the Ninja Line ( 忍者線 ) . Cars in the line have a face illustrated at their end.
10-567: All stations are in Iga, Mie . The Iga Railway operates five two-car 200 series EMUs formed from ten former Tokyu 1000 series cars purchased between 2009 and 2012. The former identities of the fleet are as shown below. The original Iga Railway opened the 26 km 1,067 mm gauge line between Iga-Ueno on the Kansai Main Line and Nishi-Nabari on 18 July 1922. The line was electrified at 600 V DC on 25 May 1926. The company merged with
20-529: A traditional braiding art, with several artisans still in activity. The city is a regional commercial center and the local economy is dominated by agriculture and seasonal tourism. Since Iga is geographically located between Osaka and Nagoya, the number of factories located along the Meihan National Highway is increasing, especially due to the convenience of logistics. Iga has 19 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by
30-521: Is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,440.9 mm (56.73 in) with June and July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C (38.3 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Iga has remained relatively constant over the past 60 years. The area around
40-418: Is known as the birthplace of the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō and the home of the ninja Hattori Hanzō . The town of Ueno was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to city status on September 10, 1941. On November 1, 2004 Ueno merged with the towns of Iga and Ayama , the villages of Shimagahara and Ōyamada (all from Ayama District ); and
50-599: The Osaka Electric Railway on 31 March 1929. The Iga-Kambe to Nishi-Nabari section closed in 1964. Operation of the line was transferred to the (new) Iga Railway on 1 October 2007. Iga, Mie Iga ( 伊賀市 , Iga-shi ) is a city located in Mie Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 August 2021 , the city had an estimated population of 88,895 in 40,620 households and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of
60-555: The city government and three public high schools operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The city also has two private high schools and one combined private middle/high school. [REDACTED] JR West – Kansai Main Line [REDACTED] JR West – Kusatsu Line [REDACTED] Kintetsu Railway – Osaka Line ■ Iga Railway – Iga Line Two of Iga's main tourist attractions are
70-672: The city is 558.23 square kilometres (215.53 sq mi). Iga is located in northwestern Mie Prefecture. The northeastern part of the city is in the Suzuka Mountains , and the northwestern part is in the Shigaraki Plateau. The southwestern of the city is the Yamato Highlands, and the southeastern portion is a basin surrounded by the Nunobiki Mountains. The area is very hilly. Since it is on
80-594: The modern city of Iga corresponds to a portion of ancient Iga Province . The area was noted in the Sengoku period as one of the centers for ninjutsu . From around the 1460s until 1581, the province of Iga was an effectively autonomous confederation governed by a council of local ninja families. The town developed in the Edo period under the Tokugawa Shogunate as a castle town under Iga Ueno Castle . Iga
90-552: The town of Aoyama (from Naga District ) to form the city of Iga. Iga has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Iga contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Iga is traditionally known as a center for Kumihimo ,
100-789: The upper reaches of the Kizu River , which belongs to the Yodo River system, and borders on Shiga, Nara, and Kyoto prefectures, although Mie prefecture is classified as part of the Tōkai region , the Iga region, including Nabari city, is designated as part of the Kansai region . Kyoto Prefecture Mie Prefecture Nara Prefecture Shiga Prefecture Iga has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Iga
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