Kasugai (春日居町, Kasugai-chō) was a town located in Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

map of former Kasugai Town

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,689 and a density of 558.39 persons per km2. The total area was 13.77 km2.

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On October 12, 2004, Kasugai, along the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), was merged to create the city of Fuefuki.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 笛吹市. "合併協定項目". 笛吹市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-06. 東八代郡石和町、同郡御坂町、同郡一宮町、同郡八代町、同郡境川村及び東山梨郡春日居町を廃し、その区域をもって新しい市を設置する新設合併とする。
  2. ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 (in Japanese). 自由国民社. 2005. p. 472. ISBN 978-4-426-10123-7. 笛吹市 10 月 12 日に山梨県石和町、御坂町、一宮町、八代町、境川村、春日居町が合併して笛吹市が誕生する。
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