Aerial view of the Takase area of MitoyoTakase Junior High SchoolMitoyo City HallŌminakami Shrine
Takase (高瀬町, Takase-chō) is a former town located in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2019, the area had an estimated population of 15,294 in 6,048 households and a population density of 271 persons per km2.[1] The total area is 56.36 km2.
Takase is located in Mitoyo in western Kagawa Prefecture. It borders Mino to the north, Nio to the northwest, Toyonaka to the west, Yamamoto to the south, Chūnan and Kotohira to the southeast, and Zentsūji to the northeast.[2]
The area contains several natural landforms, including Takase River (高瀬川, Takasegawa), Kuniichi Pond (国市池, Kuniichiike), Iwase Pond (岩瀬池, Iwaseike), and the following mountains.[3]
Mount Ōsa (大麻山, Ōsayama)
Mount Kotohira (琴平山, Kotohirayama) (also known as Mount Konpira (金毘羅山, Konpirasan)
Mount Hiage (火上山, Hiagezan)
Mount Tōbu (東部山, Tōbuyama)
Mount Katamuki (傾山, Katamukiyama)
Mount Asahi (朝日山, Asahiyama)
Mount Ki (城山, Kiyama)
Mount Tokami (爺神山, Tokamiyama), one of the Sanuki Seven Fuji (讃岐七富士, Sanukinanafuji)
On March 31, 1955, the five villages located near Takase River - Kamitakase, Katsuma, Hijifuta, Ninomiya, and Asa - merged to become the town of Takase.
On January 1, 2006, the town of Takase, along with the neighboring towns of Nio, Saita, Toyonaka, Yamamoto, Takuma, and Mino, merged to form the city of Mitoyo.
The Great Shōwa Merger
The following three proposals were considered for the merger of 1955.
An eight village merger consisting of the villages of Kamitakase, Katsuma, Hijifuta, Ninomiya, Asa, Yoshizu, Ōmi, and Shimokatsuma
A five village merger consisting of the villages of Kamitakase, Katsuma, Hijifuta, Ninomiya, and Asa (the merger that was implemented)
A three village merger consisting of the villages of Kamitakase, Katsuma, and Hijifuta
The schools and such of the villages of Kamitakase, Katsuma, and Hijifuta were closely related, so their merger went relatively smoothly. The villages of Ninomiya, Asa, Yoshizu, Ōmi, and Shimotakase, however, had room to consider other frameworks, so the merger had to wait for their decision to be made. Ultimately, the villages of Yoshizu, Ōmi, and Shimotakase merged to form the town of Mino, and the villages of Ninomiya and Asa joined the framework for the town of Takase, creating the town of Takase from the merging of the five villages.
Takase has five public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the Mitoyo city government. It also has one public high school operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education, as well as one private high school and one vocational school, both affiliated with Shikoku Gakuin University.
Elementary Schools
Katsuma Elementary School
Kamitakase Elementary School
Ninomiya Elementary School
Asa Elementary School
Hiji Elementary School
Middle Schools
Takase Junior High School
High Schools
Takase High School
Kagawa Nishi High School, Shikoku Gakuin University
Vocational Schools
Shikoku Gakuin University Vocational School
Public institutions
Takase has one major medical institution, the city-funded Mitoyo Nishikawa Hospital. It is also the location of Mitoyo City Hall and the Mitoyo Police Station.
Mokichi Mori, first president of the Western confectionery Takase Yōgashi, who named the company after his hometown
References
^"みとよの身の丈 ～三豊市データブック～" [The Stature of Mitoyo: Mitoyo Data Book] (PDF). 三豊市 (in Japanese). 三豊市 政策部 田園都市推進課. March 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^"都道府県別市町村変更情報：香川県" [Report of municipality changes by prefecture: Kagawa Prefecture]. Japan Geographic Data Center (in Japanese). Japan Geographic Data Center. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^"みとよの身の丈 ～三豊市データブック～" [The Stature of Mitoyo: Mitoyo Data Book] (PDF). 三豊市 (in Japanese). 三豊市 政策部 田園都市推進課. March 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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