is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,780 in 26,907 households and a population density of 650 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city is .
TÃ Âgane is home to the Kurenai-kai School of Japanese embroidery, which produces handmade obi and kimono in the traditional Japanese style.
Tà Âgane is located in center-eastern Chiba Prefecture at the border of the Bà Âsà  Hill Range. It is approximately 25 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and 50 to 60 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The city has a number of large exclave surrounded by the city of Sanmu, and Sanmu likewise has two enclaves within with borders of the Tà Âgane exclave.
Chiba Prefecture
Tà Âgane has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tà Âgane is 14.9 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1575 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 ðC, and lowest in January, at around 4.9 ðC.
Per Japanese census data, the population of TÃ Âgane has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.
During the Edo Period, TÃ Âgane was the location of a villa on Lake Hakkaku used by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada for falconry. The town of TÃ Âgane was founded on April 1, 1889, as part of Sanbe District, Chiba Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Sanbe District became Sanbu District on April 1, 1897. The town expanded on April 1, 1953, through annexation of the neighboring villages of Okayama, Masaki, Toyonari, Kohei and a portion of the village of Yamato. It was elevated to city status on April 1, 1954, after further expansion through annexation of parts of the neighboring villages of Hara and Fukuoka.
TÃ Âgane has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. TÃ Âgane contributes one member to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
TÃ Âgane is known for strawberry picking in February and March. Strawberries are grown in greenhouses. Because there is not much industry remaining in some rural areas of Japan like TÃ Âgane, antique markets are gaining popularity as old farmhouses are torn down.
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