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Kitaazumi District, Nagano
is a Districts of Japan, district in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The total area is 637.66 km2. Towns and villages *Ikeda, Nagano, Ikeda *Hakuba, Nagano, Hakuba *Matsukawa, Nagano (Kitaazumi), Matsukawa *Otari, Nagano, Otari Districts in Nagano Prefecture {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The abundance of mountain ranges, natural scenic beauty, and rich history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sports tourist destination, including hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikeda, Nagano
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,793 in 3947 households, and a population density of 247 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Ikeda is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan. Geography Ikeda is located in north-central Nagano Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Ōmachi ** Azumino ** Matsukawa ** Ikusaka Climate The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Ikeda is 10.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1185 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ikeda has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years. History The area of present-day Ikeda was part of ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakuba, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 9,007 in 4267 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Hakuba is an internationally renowned ski resort town in the northern Japan Alps. As the surrounding valley has an annual snow fall of over 11 meters, it is the central hub for 10 ski resorts with more than 200 runs. The village was the main event venue for 1998 Winter Olympics (Alpine, Ski Jump, Crosscountry). Geography Hakuba is located in a mountain basin in far northwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Toyama Prefecture to the west. The 2900 meter Tateyama Mountains border the village to the west. Much of the village is within the borders of the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Otari ** Nagano ** Ōmachi ** Ogawa *Niigata Prefecture ** Itoigawa *Toyama Prefecture **Kurobe **Asahi Climate The village has humid continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsukawa, Nagano (Kitaazumi)
is a Villages of Japan, village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 9,689 in 3813 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Matsukawa is located in northwestern Nagano Prefecture, in the Azumidaira plateau, bordered by the Hida Mountains to the north and west. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Ōmachi, Nagano, Ōmachi ** Azumino, Nagano, Azumino ** Ikeda, Nagano, Ikeda Climate The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Matsukawa is 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1278 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Matsukawa has rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otari, Nagano
is a Villages of Japan, village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,914 in 1251 households, and a population density of 11 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Otari is located in the mountainous far northwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north and west. Much of the village is within the borders of the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park or the Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Nagano, Nagano, Nagano ** Hakuba, Nagano, Hakuba *Niigata Prefecture ** Itoigawa, Niigata, Itoigawa ** Myōkō, Niigata, Myōkō Climate The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Otari is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1420 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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