is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,210 in 12937 households,Komagane City official statistics
/ref> and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Komagane is located in a north-south valley of the

Tenryu River Tenryū may refer to: *Tenryū, Shizuoka, a city *Tenryū, Nagano, a village *Tenryū River *Tenryū-ji, a temple * , several ships People with the name *Tenryū Saburō (Saburo Wakuta, 1903-1989), Japanese sumo wrestler and martial arts fighter * ...

between the Central and Southern Alps in south-central Nagano Prefecture at an average elevation of 676 meters. It is situated at the 220 km marker on the southern (Nagoya) branch of the

Chūō Expressway The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central. Naming Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Na ...

Surrounding municipalities

*Nagano Prefecture ** Ina ** Iijima ** Nakagawa ** Miyada **

Agematsu is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,451 in 2091 households, and a population density of 26 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Agematsu is located in a mountainous a ...

Ōkuwa is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 3,693 in 1558 households, and a population density of 16 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Ōkuwa is located in the Kis ...

** Ōshika

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Komagane is 11.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1486 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 -0.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Komagane population statistics
/ref> the population of Komagane has remained relatively stable in recent decades.

History

The area of present-day Komagane was part of ancient

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, wh ...

. The city was founded on July 1, 1954 by the merger of the towns of Akaho and Miyata with the villages of Nakasawa and Ina (all from Kamiina District).

Government

Komagane has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 15 members.

Economy

The economy of Komagane is largely agricultural, with rice and pears, along with '' sake'' brewing as major components. The manufacturing sector includes electronics and precision instrumentation. Seasonal tourism is also an important contributor to the local economy.

Education

Komagane has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The

Nagano College of Nursing is a public university in Komagane, Nagano, 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, ...

is located in Komagane.

Transportation

Railway

Central Japan Railway Company -

Iida Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Pref ...

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Highway

International relations

* - Pokhara, Nepal, sister city since April 18, 2001

Local attractions

Despite relatively poor transportation infrastructure (there is no Shinkansen link and the existing railway is a single track local line), the city derives a large proportion of its overall income from tourism. The Silk Museum is situated to the east of the city, while on the western side of town the Komagatake Ropeway (gondola) ascends Mount Komagatake in the Central Alps. The city has several popular tourist hotels (including one on the mountain which is only accessible via the ropeway), a youth hostel, ''

onsen In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...

'' and a ski resort. * Kōzen-ji, Buddhist temple with Japanese garden, one of the National Places of Scenic Beauty.

References

External links

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Official Website
{{Authority control Cities in Nagano Prefecture