Kasagi, Kyoto

Kasagi (笠置町, Kasagi-chō) is a town in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.Kasagi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.Kasagi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members.Kasagi, collectively with the other municipalities of Sōraku District and the city of Kizugawa, contributes two members to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly.In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kyoto 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Kizugawa River and Mount Kasagi
Gate of Kasagidera
RegionKansaiPrefectureDistrictSōrakuTime zoneJapanese bush warblerPrunus × yedoensisRhododendrona townSōraku DistrictKyoto PrefectureKizugawa RiverKizugawaKasagiyama Prefectural Natural ParkMinamiyamashiroWazukaNara Prefecturehumid subtropical climateYamashiro ProvinceTōdai-jiGenkō WarKasagi-deraEmperor Go-DaigoSiege of KasagiEdo PeriodTsu Domainmayor-councilunicameralKyoto 6th districtlower houseDiet of JapanShingonEmperor KōbunEmperor TenmuKōfuku-jiOmizutoriJitchūMaitreyaJR WestKansai Main LineKasagiNational Route 163capitalFushimiHigashiyamaKamigyōMinamiNakagyōNishikyōSakyōShimogyōYamashinaFukuchiyamaJōyōKameokaKyōtanabeKyōtangoMaizuruMiyazuNagaokakyōNantanYawataFunai DistrictKyōtambaKuse DistrictKumiyamaOtokuni DistrictŌyamazakiTsuzuki DistrictUjitawaraYosa DistrictYosanoList of mergers in Kyoto Prefecture