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18-556: All stations are in Iga, Mie . The Iga Railway operates five two-car 200 series EMUs formed from ten former Tokyu 1000 series cars purchased between 2009 and 2012. The former identities of the fleet are as shown below. The original Iga Railway opened the 26 km 1,067 mm gauge line between Iga-Ueno on the Kansai Main Line and Nishi-Nabari on 18 July 1922. The line was electrified at 600 V DC on 25 May 1926. The company merged with

36-513: A braided cord ranging from very flat to almost entirely rounded. Kumihimo cords are used as obijime , cords worn belted around the front of some obi when wearing kimono . Kumihimo was introduced to Japan from China via the Korean peninsula around 700 AD. When the art first arrived in Japan, it was used to decorate Buddhist scrolls and other votive items. The city of Nara emerged as

54-508: A centre of cultural and artistic exchange and became the point of introductory of kumihimo to Japan. Kumihimo braids were first created by using fingerloop braiding to weave different yarns together. Later, tools such as the marudai and the takadai were developed, allowing more complex braids to be woven in a shorter amount of time. In the present day, modern variations of kumihimo weaving discs exist, typically made of firm, dense foam with (typically) 32 notches around

72-519: A traditional braiding art, with several artisans still in activity. The city is a regional commercial center and the local economy is dominated by agriculture and seasonal tourism. Since Iga is geographically located between Osaka and Nagoya, the number of factories located along the Meihan National Highway is increasing, especially due to the convenience of logistics. Iga has 19 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by

90-512: Is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,440.9 mm (56.73 in) with June and July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C (38.3 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Iga has remained relatively constant over the past 60 years. The area around

108-418: Is known as the birthplace of the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō and the home of the ninja Hattori Hanzō . The town of Ueno was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to city status on September 10, 1941. On November 1, 2004 Ueno merged with the towns of Iga and Ayama , the villages of Shimagahara and Ōyamada (all from Ayama District ); and

126-526: Is sometimes known in English, is also associated with Shinto rituals and religious services. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn , commonly silk , with the use of traditional, specialised looms – either a marudai ( 丸台 , lit.   ' round stand ' ) or a takadai ( 高台 ) (also known as a kōdai ). There are a number of different styles of kumihimo weaving, which variously create

144-484: The obi when wearing kimono. Japanese braiding is being used in other areas in addition to its traditional uses, and has been taken up by arts and craft communities outside of Japan. Kumihimo has gained in popularity outside of Japan, with an increasing number of beginner books available in languages other than Japanese. There is also a Journal of the American Kumihimo Society . In contrast to

162-652: The Iga Ueno Castle and the Iga-ryū Ninja Museum (the area around the city being the historical home of the famous Iga Ninja). There is also an annual Iga Ueno Ninja Festa ninja festival (April 1 to May 6). Other not so well known attractions include: Kumihimo Kumihimo ( 組み紐 ) is a traditional Japanese artform and craftwork for making braids and cords . In the past, kumihimo decorations were used as accessories for kimono as well as samurai armor . Japanese braiding , as kumihimo

180-582: The Osaka Electric Railway on 31 March 1929. The Iga-Kambe to Nishi-Nabari section closed in 1964. Operation of the line was transferred to the (new) Iga Railway on 1 October 2007. Iga, Mie Iga ( 伊賀市 , Iga-shi ) is a city located in Mie Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 August 2021 , the city had an estimated population of 88,895 in 40,620 households and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of

198-540: The city government and three public high schools operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The city also has two private high schools and one combined private middle/high school. [REDACTED] JR West – Kansai Main Line [REDACTED] JR West – Kusatsu Line [REDACTED] Kintetsu Railway – Osaka Line ■ Iga Railway – Iga Line Two of Iga's main tourist attractions are

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216-640: The city is 558.23 square kilometres (215.53 sq mi). Iga is located in northwestern Mie Prefecture. The northeastern part of the city is in the Suzuka Mountains , and the northwestern part is in the Shigaraki Plateau. The southwestern of the city is the Yamato Highlands, and the southeastern portion is a basin surrounded by the Nunobiki Mountains. The area is very hilly. Since it is on

234-547: The edge, creating the tension necessary for weaving kumihimo . These discs are considered to be a more affordable and portable alternative to a traditional marudai , with many different sizes and shapes of disc available for purchase. However, a modern foam kumihimo disc is considered less versatile than a traditional marudai . A traditional marudai allows the weaver to use as many yarns of as many thicknesses as desired, and to create braids which are flat, four sided, or hollow. A foam kumihimo disc constrains

252-501: The interest in Japanese braiding as a craft for all, the city of Columbus, Georgia , USA, commissioned Junichi Arai (1932–2017) to create a permanent 12 × 9 metre metallic fibre artwork consisting of 200 stainless steel kumihimo braidings that produced kinetic waves. Arai is considered an important innovator who raised textiles from craft to art. Akiko Moriyama describes him thus: "Arai embodies everything about Japanese textiles, from

270-578: The modern city of Iga corresponds to a portion of ancient Iga Province . The area was noted in the Sengoku period as one of the centers for ninjutsu . From around the 1460s until 1581, the province of Iga was an effectively autonomous confederation governed by a council of local ninja families. The town developed in the Edo period under the Tokugawa Shogunate as a castle town under Iga Ueno Castle . Iga

288-538: The town of Aoyama (from Naga District ) to form the city of Iga. Iga has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Iga contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Iga is traditionally known as a center for Kumihimo ,

306-770: The upper reaches of the Kizu River , which belongs to the Yodo River system, and borders on Shiga, Nara, and Kyoto prefectures, although Mie prefecture is classified as part of the Tōkai region , the Iga region, including Nabari city, is designated as part of the Kansai region . Kyoto Prefecture Mie Prefecture Nara Prefecture Shiga Prefecture Iga has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Iga

324-541: The weaver to no more than 32 yarns that must not be thicker than the notch allows, and does not enable the creation of flat braids. To make a flat braid a separate rectangular or square "disc" must be made or purchased. The most prominent historical use of kumihimo was by samurai , as a functional and decorative way to lace their lamellar armour and their horses' armor ( barding ). Kumihimo cords are now used as ties on haori jackets and as obijime , used to hold some obi knots in place or to decorate

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