Kawakami, Okayama (Maniwa)
This article is about the village in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. For other uses including other places with this name, see
Kawakami.
Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-son?) was a village located in Maniwa District, Okayama, Japan.
On March 31, 2005 Kawakami was merged with the town of Hokubō, from Jōbō District, and the towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara and Kuse, and the villages of Mikamo, Yatsuka and Chūka, all from Maniwa District, to form the new city of Maniwa.
In 2003 the village had an estimated population of 2,372 and a density of 30.43 persons per km². The total area was 77.94 km².
Geography
- Mountains:Mount Hiruzen (蒜山, Hiruzen?)
- Rivers:Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama Prefecture)
Adjoining municipalities
Education
- Kawakami Elementary School
- Hiruzen Junior High School (Yatsuka)
Transportation
- Expressways:
- Yonago Expressway
- Hiruzen Kōgen Service Area - Hiruzen Interchange
- National highways:
- Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 58 (Hokubō - Kawakami)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 113 (Kamitokuyama-Matano-Kōfu)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 114 (Daisen-Kamifukuda)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 322 (Nakafukuda-Yubara)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 324 (Higashikayabe-Shimofukuda)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 422 (Hiruzen Kōgen)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 702 (Yatsuka-Kawakami cycling road)
- Roadside Station
- Windy House (風の家, Kaze no Ie?)
Notable places and events
- Mount Hiruzen
- Hiruzen plateau (蒜山高原, Hiruzen Kōgen?)
- Hiruzen Kōgen Center / Joyful Park (Amusement park)
- Hiruzen Bear Valley Ski resort
External links