Akagi (赤城村, Akagi-mura) was a village located in Seta District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 12,184 and a density of 155.63 persons per km2. The total area was 78.29 km2.
On February 20, 2006, Akagi, along with the town of Ikaho, the villages of Komochi and Onogami (all from Kitagunma District), and the village of Kitatachibana (also from Seta District), was merged into the expanded city of Shibukawa.[1]
Geography
edit- Mountains: Mount Akagi
- Rivers: Tone River
History
edit- 1889 - the villages of Yokono and Shikishima were created in Minamiseta District.
- 1896 - Minamiseta District is merged into Higashiseta District, renamed Seta District.
- 1956 - the villages of Yokono and Shikishima merged to form the village of Akagi.
- February 20, 2006 - Akagi, along with the town of Ikaho, the villages of Komochi and Onogami (all from Kitagunma District), and the village of Kitatachibana (also from Seta District), was merged into the expanded city of Shibukawa.
Heritage
editThere is a Kabuki stage that was constructed about 200 years ago. Occasionally, Kabuki is performed on that stage.
Popular culture
editAkagi is the home of the fictional Takahashi Brothers (street racers who drive two generations of the Mazda RX-7) from the hit manga and anime series Initial D, and serves as the home course of the Akagi Redsuns (later reformed as Project D).
References
edit- ^ "渋川市のおいたち". Shibukawa City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
渋川市は、平成18年2月20日に渋川市、伊香保町、小野上村、子持村、赤城村、北橘村が合併してできました。
External links
edit- Shibukawa official website (in Japanese)
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