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Mogami, Yamagata
270px, Semi Onsen in Moami is a town in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 8,441 in 2,848 households, and a population density of 26 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Mogami is located in the mountains of extreme northeastern Yamagata Prefecture. Despite its name, the Mogami River does not run through the town. The area is known for extremely heavy snows in winter. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Shinjō ** Obanazawa ** Funagata *Akita Prefecture ** Yuzawa *Miyagi Prefecture ** Ōsaki **Kami Climate Mogami has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Mogami is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oguni Castle
Oguni may refer to: * Oguni, Kumamoto, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan * Oguni, Niigata, a former town in Niigata Prefecture, Japan * Oguni, Yamagata, a town in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan * Oguni Station, a railway station in Oguni, Yamagata Prefecture People with the surname *, Japanese writer *, Japanese boxer {{disambiguation, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogami Clan
were Japanese ''daimyōs'', and were a branch of the Ashikaga family. In the Sengoku period, they were the Sengoku ''daimyōs'' who ruled Dewa Province which is now Yamagata Prefecture and part of Akita Prefecture. The Mogami clan is derived from the Shiba clan_that_was_a_branch_of_the_Ashikaga_clan._In_1354,_Shiba_Iekane.html" ;"title="DF 58 of 80/nowiki>">DF 58 of 80">("Shi ... that was a branch of the Ashikaga clan. In 1354, Shiba Iekane">DF 58 of 80/nowiki>">DF 58 of 80">("Shi ... that was a branch of the Ashikaga clan. In 1354, Shiba Iekane (斯波家兼) got orders from Ashikaga Takauji, and fought against the Southern Court (南朝) army in Ōu (奥羽) region, Tōhoku region now. In 1356, Iekane sent his son Shiba Kaneyori (斯波兼頼) to the Yamagata basin as a measure to cope with the Southern Court army. Kaneyori built Yamagata Castle in about 1360, and won against the Southern Court army in 1367. After that, he settled there and took the name "Mogami", from the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengoku Period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various samurai warlords and Japanese clans, clans fought for control over Japan in the power vacuum, while the emerged to fight against samurai rule. The Nanban trade, arrival of Europeans in 1543 introduced the arquebus into Japanese warfare, and Japan ended its status as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of China in 1549. Oda Nobunaga dissolved the Ashikaga shogunate in 1573 and launched a war of political unification by force, including the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, until his death in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582. Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed his campaign to unify Japan and consolidated his rule with numerous influential reforms. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (159 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Meteorological Agency
The , abbreviated JMA, is an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It is charged with gathering and providing results for the public in Japan that are obtained from data based on daily scientific observation and research into natural phenomena in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, seismology and volcanology, among other related scientific fields. Its headquarters is located in Minato, Tokyo. JMA is responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts for the general public, as well as providing aviation and marine weather. JMA other responsibilities include issuing warnings for volcanic eruptions, and the nationwide issuance of earthquake warnings of the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. JMA is also designated one of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is responsible for forecasting, naming, and distributing warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humid Continental Climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters. Precipitation is usually distributed throughout the year but often do have dry seasons. The definition of this climate regarding temperature is as follows: the mean temperature of the coldest month must be below or depending on the isotherm, and there must be at least four months whose mean temperatures are at or above . In addition, the location in question must not be semi-arid or arid. The cooler ''Dfb'', ''Dwb'', and ''Dsb'' subtypes are also known as hemiboreal climates. Humid continental climates are generally found between latitudes 30° N and 60° N, within the central and northeastern portions of North America, Europe, and Asia. They are rare and isolat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami, Miyagi
is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 22,804 and a population density of 50 persons per km2 in 8119 households. The total area of the town is . . Geography Kami is located in west-central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the west. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Funagata Renpō Prefectural Natural Park. Neighboring municipalities Miyagi Prefecture * Ōsaki * Shikama Yamagata Prefecture * Obanazawa * Mogami Climate The town has a climate characterized by cool summers and long cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kami is 11.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1336 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.8 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kami has declined over the past 70 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōsaki, Miyagi
Ōsaki City Hall is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 128,763 in 51,567 households, and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Ōsaki is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC). Geography Ōsaki is in north-central Miyagi Prefecture in the northern Sendai Plain. The Furukawa area in the center of the city is a base for commercial and service industries in the northern portion of Miyagi Prefecture, and the Naruko area in the northwestern of the city is noted for hot spring tourism . The Kashimadai and Matsuyama districts in the southeastern part of the city are within the commuting zone of Sendai. Climate Ōsaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature in Ōsaki is 11.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1249 mm with September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzawa, Akita
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,346 in 17,789 households, and a population density of 56 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi. Geography Yuzawa is located at the far southeast corner of Akita Prefecture, bordered by mountains to the south, east and west. Neighboring municipalities *Akita Prefecture **Yurihonjō **Yokote **Ugo **Higashinaruse *Yamagata Prefecture ** Shinjō ** Mogami ** Kaneyama ** Mamurogawa *Miyagi Prefecture ** Kurihara ** Ōsaki Demographics Japanese census data, the population of Yuzawa peaked in the 1950s, and has since declined to less than the level as a century ago. Climate Yuzawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funagata, Yamagata
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 5,101, and a population density of 43 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Funagata is located in mountainous north-central eastern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River runs through the town. The area is known for extremely heavy snowfall in winter. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Shinjō ** Obanazawa ** Murayama ** Mogami ** Ōkura **Ōishida Climate Funagata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Funagata is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1785 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obanazawa, Yamagata
is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 15,237, and a population density of 40.9 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Obanazawa is located in a mountain valley northeast Yamagata Prefecture, bordered by the Mogami River to the west and the Ōu Mountains to the east. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture **Higashine ** Murayama **Ōishida ** Mogami ** Funagata *Miyagi Prefecture **Kami **Sendai Climate Obanazawa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Obanazawa is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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