is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Yazu District,
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...
,
Japan
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. As of 2016, the town has an estimated
population
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of 7,031. The total area is 224.61 km². The population has been steadily declining since the 1970s. Because of this decline, in March 2012 the town closed down six elementary schools and opened a single integrated school. There is also one junior high school and one agricultural and forestry high school.
The main industry in the area is logging, woodworking, tourism, and brewing.
Geography
Climate
Chizu has a
Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chizu is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
Its record high is , reached on 5 August 2018, and its record low is , reached on 31 January 2011.
Tourism
Notable Places
*Ishitani Family Residence - Important Cultural Property
*Itaibara Village - Showa era buildings
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Mount Nagi
, is a mountain located on the border of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, and Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The other reading of this mountain's ''kanji'' is Nagisen.
This mountain is an important part of Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-Nationa ...
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Suwa Jinja
Religion
Places of Worship
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Suwa Shrine
Sister City
Since October 10, 1999 Chizu has maintained a sister city relationship with
Yanggu County, Gangwon
Yanggu County (''Yanggu-gun'') is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
The northern part of Yanggu County was part of the front line for much of the Korean War, and now borders the Demilitarized Zone. Several Korean War battle sites are lo ...
, South Korea.
Transportation
Chizu is accessible by train (Inbi Line and Chizu Express), road, and bus.
References
External links
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Towns in Tottori Prefecture
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