Nabari, Mie

For the manga and anime series, see Nabari no Ou.

Nabari 名張市
City
Akame 48 Falls
Flag Seal
Location of Nabari in Mie Prefecture
Nabari
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
Government
• -Mayor	Toshikatsu Kamei
Area
• Total	129.76 km2 (50.10 sq mi)
Population (November 2012)
• Total	79,799
• Density	615/km2 (1,590/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Maple
• Flower	Japanese bellflower
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0595-63-7402
Address	1 Ichiban-chō, Kōnodai, Nabari-shi, Mie-ken 518-0492
Website	www.city.nabari.lg.jp

Nabari (名張市, Nabari-shi) is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, Japan, bordering on Nara Prefecture to the west.

As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 79,788 and a population density of 615 persons per km². The total area is 129.76 km².

Neighboring municipalities

• Mie Prefecture
  • Tsu, Mie
  • Iga, Mie
• Nara Prefecture
  • Uda, Nara
  • Yamazoe, Nara
  • Soni, Nara

History

The area around Nabari is part of ancient Iga Province, and Nabari developed from the Nara period as a post station on the Ise Kaido, or highway from the capital to the Ise Grand Shrines.

Nabari Town in Nabari District in Mie Prefecture was established on April 1, 1889. The district was merged with Iga District in 1896 to form Naga District. The modern city of Nabari was established on March 31, 1954. Voters rejected a proposal to merge with the neighboring city of Iga in February 2003.

Education

• Kogakkan University – Nabari branch campus

Transportation

Railway

• Kintetsu – Osaka Line
  • Akameguchi-Nabari-Kikyōgaoka-Mihata

Highway

• Japan National Route 165
• Japan National Route 368

Local attractions

• Akame Forty-eight Waterfalls. Asides from being a popular hiking spot, the waterfalls are rumored to be the training location for ninja hundreds of years ago.

• Kuroda House. The Kuroda House was a large manor operated by Todaiji Temple from the Heian to the Muromachi Period.

Noted people

• Edogawa Rampo – Author
• Michiyo Heike – singer, songwriter
• Kentaro Kuwahara – professional baseball player
• Mina Fukui - model
• Andou Daisuke - guitarist

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Nabari City official website (Japanese)
• Nabari City official website (English)