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Minano
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,497 in 3994 households and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Minano is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Chichibu ** Honjō ** Kamikawa ** Yorii ** Nagatoro ** Higashichichibu Climate Minano has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minano is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Minano has declined steadily over the past 70 years. History The village of Minano was created within Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,497 in 3994 households and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Minano is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Chichibu ** Honjō ** Kamikawa ** Yorii ** Nagatoro ** Higashichichibu Climate Minano has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minano is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Minano has declined steadily over the past 70 years. History The village of Minano was created within Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichibu District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population 755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km2. The total area is 796.03 km2. History According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Since ancient times, Chichibu-jinja has been the main Shinto shrine in the district. In the Nara period, copper was discovered in the district. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 63 In the Edo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old Chichibu ProvinceHarold Bolitho. (2003) "Tokugawa Japan's Tourist Revolution,"''Treasures of the Yenching: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library,'' p. 40. Timeline *708: Deposits of the metal copper was discovered in the region and offered to the Imperial Court. The era name Wadō (和銅, meaning "Japanese copper") was proclaimed in recognitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagatoro, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,838 in 2894 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The Nagatoro River is well known for its rapids and whitewater rafting and boating, and the entire town is designated as a prefectural nature park and preserve. Geography Located in the mountains of western Saitama Prefecture, Nagatoro is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Honjō ** Misato ** Yorii ** Minano Climate Nagatoro has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nagatoro is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C. Demographics Per Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashichichibu, Saitama
260px, View from Michinoeki Washinosato is a village located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,701 in 1083 households and a population density of 65 persons per km2. , the village had an estimated population of 2,903, and a population density of 78.3 persons per km2. Its total area is . The area has historically been associated with washi (traditional Japanese paper). Geography Higashichichibu is located in west-central Saitama Prefecture, in a valley isolated from the rest of the Chichibu plains by a range of low mountains. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Chichibu * Minano * Yorii * Ogawa * Tokigawa Climate Higashichichibu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashichichibu is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest ... [...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 alphabet, Lati ... 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_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikawa, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,369 in 5774 households and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Kamikawa is located on the extreme western border of Saitama Prefecture, separated from Gunma Prefecture by the Kanna River, and isolated from the remainder of Saitama by the Chichibu Mountains. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Honjō * Chichibu * Kamisato * Minano Gunma Prefecture * Fujioka Climate Kamikawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamikawa is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2028 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorii, Saitama
is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 32,851 in 14,689 households and a population density of 510 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located in northwestern Saitama Prefecture, Yorii is on the central reaches of the Arakawa River, just downstream of Nagatoro, and is approximately 70 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Misato * Ranzan * Ogawa * Minano * Nagatoro * Higashichichibu Climate Yorii has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ageo is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.2 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yorii peaked around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 alphabet, Lati ... 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_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honjō, Saitama
260px, Honjō Matsuri is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 77,900 in 35,026 households and a population density of 870 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Honjō is located on the northwestern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordered by the upper reaches of the Tone River to the north. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fukaya * Kamisato * Kamikawa * Nagatoro * Minano Gunma Prefecture * Isesaki * Tamamura Climate Honjō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Honjō is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1258 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.9 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Honjō peaked around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichibu, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unlike other parts of the prefecture, it is largely mountainous and the population is concentrated in river terraces along the Arakawa River. It is Saitama's largest municipality in terms of surface area and shares borders with Tokyo, Yamanashi, Nagano and Gunma Prefectures. A large portion of the city belongs to Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. Because the region is not suitable for growing rice, many people have traditionally depended on sericulture farming. Limestone from Mount Bukō, which rises south of the city center, is another major source of income for the region. The city is shifting its focus toward sightseeing, taking advantages of its rich natural environment and relative closeness to the Tokyo metropolitan area. The city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' ('' Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saita ... [...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 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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