Kelowna-Kasugai Sister City Association

  The City Of Kasugai

Concpetion of City’s Emblem

To mark the foundation of it’s municipal system on June 1, 1943, the City Of Kasugai invited the public to contribute ideas for the city emblem, from which the above emblem was selected.
The outer border, modeled on a cherry blossom, reminiscent of spring, stands for peace; the circle at the center represents abundance of energy as radiant as the sun; the crossed lines around the center symbolize eternal cooperation among the citizens of the towns and villages incorporated into the city.

Location

The City Of Kasugai lies northeast of the Nagoya Metropolitan and enjoys a mild climate generally. The city, as marked by its city hall, is located at 40 seconds north, and 24 m above sea level.
Kasugai adjoins Nagoya City, Komaki City, Inuyama City, Seto City, Toyoyama Town of West Kasugai County and Tajimi City of Gifu Prefecture.
AREA: The city extends 16.0 km east and west and 13.5 north and south, with an aread of 92.71 km.

History

Kasugai developed along the Shonai River and has been inhabited since the pre-historic age, as indicated by stone implements and other artifacts excavated there. The area is dotted by numerous “kofun,” early tomb mounds built for the ruling elite during the 4th-7th centuries, such as Futagoyama Kofun in Aijiyoshi and the Takamido Kofun in Horinouchi. As well, Utsutsu, Kagiya, Akechi, Mitarai and many other places in the area have names closely associated with the Prince of Yamatotakeru, a legendary hero of antiguity. These names indicate that the culture of the Yamato Court, an ancient royal authority, extended as far as here. Other names of places, like Jojo and Gejo, appear to be vestiges of “ jorisei,” a presumably established in ancient times there.

The Shinogi, Kashiwai and other manors were established from the end of the system came, its northern part belonged to the Inuyama-han, its southern part to the land cultivation proceeded apace. With the help of feudal cians, many ponds and reservoirs were dug during this period, such as Oh and Ochiai Ponds, and Shin kottsu and Takagai Reservoirs.

Toward the end of the Pacific War, Kachigawa Town, Toriimatsu, Shinogi and Takagi Villages merged into Kasugai City, which started as a munitions city in possession of the Toriimatsu and Takagi Arsenals.
The municipal system of Kasugai thus started on June 1, 1943. The end of the war changed everything, the city started working hard to rebuild itself by inviting factories and promoting agriculture.

When Oji Seishi, a paper manufacturer, responded to the city’s invitation and established its Kasugai Factory in 1950, Kasugai stepped forward as an inland industrial city.

In January 1958, based on the new municipality promotion law, the City of Kasugai merged with Kozoji Town (23.26 km), growing to a population of over 70,000 and an area of 93.09km (92.71km since 1990.)

From the early 1960s, when the City went ahead and its land zoning project and began constructing Kozoji New Town, the City of Kasugai strengthened its own character as a residential city.

• City tree: Zelkova (Selected in December, 1968)
• City flower: Cherry blossom (selected in May, 1973)
• Sister City Relationship (Concluded on February 5, 2026)
• Kelowna City (British Columbia, Canada)

Citizen’s Oath

The City of Kasugai has realized numerous cultural achievements, as exemplified by the great feats of Ono no Tofu, and cherishes its long tradition. Kasugai is also a future-orientated city with vigor and youth.

Every citizen here loves Kasugai City, hopes to deepen their solidarity and wishes to build a more pleasant and more comfortable city.

For the purpose, we swear:

• Each of us shall grow trees and preserve nature;
• We shall be health-conscious and value our life;
• We shall be punctual, observe rules, and be considerate to others;
• We shall value spiritual richness and be open to new ideas that could enhance our cultural heritage;
• We shall value work and make efforts to live rich and fulfilling life.