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Minakami, Gunma
is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,383 in 7938 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Much of the town is within the borders of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. Geography Located in northern Gunma, Minakami is bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north. The town is very mountainous. * Mountains: Mount Mikuni (1636m), Mount Sennokura (2026m), Mount Ōmine, Mount Tanigawa (1977m), Asahidake (1945m), Mount Hiragatake (2141m) * Rivers: Tone River, Akatani River * Lakes: Lake Okutone, Lake Naramata, Lake Fujiwara, Lake Dogen * Dams: Yagisawa Dam, Naramata Dam, Fujiwara Dam, Aimata Dam, Sudagai Dam Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Numata * Kawaba * Katashina * Nakanojō Niigata Prefecture * Uonuma * Minamiuonuma * Yuzawa Climate Minakami has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall ...
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Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ...
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List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ...
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Numata, Gunma
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in terms of area within Gunma Prefecture. (The neighboring town of Minakami, Gunma, Minakami is the largest municipality in terms of area within Gunma.) Geography Numata is located in northern Gunma Prefecture. The Tone River flows through the western part of the city and the tributary, the Katashina River, flows through the southern end, forming a large fluvial terrace, river terrace. The downtown area is located at the top of the terrace, along the Tone River. *Mountains: Kesamaruyama (1961m), Mount Akagi (1828m) *Rivers: Tone River, Katashina River Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Kiryū, Gunma, Kiryū * Shibukawa, Gunma, Shibukawa * Maebashi, Gunma, Maebashi * Midori, Gunma, Midori * Minakami, Gunma, Minakami * Katashina ...
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Sudagai Dam
Sudagai Dam is a dam in Minakami, in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 44.8 MW hydroelectric power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p .... References Dams in Gunma Prefecture Dams completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Japan {{Japan-dam-stub ...
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Aimata Dam
Aimata Dam (相俣ダム) is a dam built on the Akaya River, part of the class-A Tonegawa River system at Aimata in the city of Minakami (the former village of Nīharimura), in the Tone District of Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a gravity dam made of concrete, operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Kantō Regional Development Bureau, built to a height of 67.0 metres. As a member of the upstream Tonegawa River dam cluster, it supplies water to Tokyo and the Japanese capital region. The dam's purposes are flood prevention at the point where the Akaya River merges with the Tonegawa River in the former city of Tsukiyono, and energy generation via the Gunma Prefecture-operated hydroelectricity facilities, making it a multi-purpose dam. The artificial Akaya Lake was created by the dam. History In the wake of the massive damage sustained by the Tonegawa River system from 1947's Typhoon Kathleen, the Economic Stabilization Board's consultative flood pre ...
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Fujiwara Dam
is a gravity dam on the Tone River in Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It is located north of Minakami. It was constructed between 1951 and 1957. The dam itself supports a single Francis turbine hydroelectric generator with a 23 MW capacity which was commissioned in 1957. The reservoir created by the dam serves as the lower reservoir for the 1,200 Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station which was commissioned in 1986. The dam is high and withholds a reservoir with a storage capacity. See also *List of power stations in Japan *List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations The following page lists all pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations that are larger than in installed generating capacity, which are currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than , and those that ar ... References {{Dams in Gunma Prefecture Dams in Gunma Prefecture Hydroelectric power stations in Japan Gravity dams Dams completed in 1957 ...
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Naramata Dam
Naramata Dam is a dam near Minakami, in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 12.2 MW hydroelectric power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p .... References Dams in Gunma Prefecture Dams completed in 1990 {{Japan-dam-stub ...
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Yagisawa Dam
is a dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan; it supports a 240 MW hydroelectric power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many p .... References Dams in Gunma Prefecture Dams completed in 1967 {{Kantō-dam-stub ...
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Tone River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (); ''Bandō'' is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region, and ''Tarō'' is a popular given name for an oldest son. It is regarded as one of the "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū. Geography The source of the Tone River is at () () in the Echigo Mountains, which straddle the border between Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park. The Tone gathers tributaries and pours into the Pacific Ocean at Cape Inubō, Choshi in Chiba Prefecture. Tributaries Major tributaries of the Tone River include the Agatsuma, Watarase, Kinu, Omoi, and the . The Edo River branches away from the river and flows into Tokyo Bay. History The Tone River was once known for its uncontrollable nature, and its r ...
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Mount Hiragatake
is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It lies on the border between Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ... and Niigata prefectures. Mountains of Gunma Prefecture Mountains of Niigata Prefecture {{gunma-geo-stub ...
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Mount Tanigawa
is a mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, 100 famous mountains in Japan. Routes The mountain trail leading to the summit of Mount Tanigawa from four directions: north, south, east and west. The easiest and most popular is the southern route via the Tanigawadake_Ropeway, aerial tramway, and many families reach the summit on holidays. Rock climbing routes are graded according to the Japanese Ice Climbing Rating from I-VI and there are numerous routes along the Eastern Ridges, with significant rock routes for summer climbing. Although the mountain is less than Mt. Fuji (in fact barely half its height), the relief is stark, with some routes starting as low as at above sea level and topping out at or near the summit. Like many mountains in Japan, there is no officially recorded first ascent. Many mountains have a religious significance and have been hiked and summitted by Japanese ...
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Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast. Niigata, Niigata, Niigata is the capital and largest city of Niigata Prefecture, with other major cities including Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka, Jōetsu, Niigata, Jōetsu, and Sanjō, Niigata, Sanjō. Niigata Prefecture contains the Niigata Major Metropolitan Area centered on Niigata with a population of 1,395,612, the largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast and the twelfth-largest in Japan. Niigata Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and features Sado, Niigata, Sado Island, the sixth largest island of Japan in area follo ...
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