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is a
city
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located in
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 42,664 in 15649 households, and a
population density
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of 380 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Located in the northern end of the Zennoji Plain of northern Nagano prefecture, Nakano is located on the
Chikuma River
The , known as the in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing g ...
and is surrounded by mountains. The weather in Nakano varies greatly over the seasons.
Surrounding municipalities
*Nagano Prefecture
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Iiyama
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 20,118 in 7372 households, and a population density of 99 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It markets itself as "Japan's Hometown" and is ...
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Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
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Obuse
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,999 in 3832 households, and a population density of 580 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Obuse is located in northern Nagano Pr ...
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Takayama
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Yamanouchi
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Kijimadaira
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Iizuna
is a town located in the Kamiminochi District of norther Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,115 in 4187 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km2. the total area of the town is .
Geography
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Climate
Nakano has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Nakano is 12.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1406 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.4 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Nakano population statistics
/ref> the population of Nakano has remained relatively constant over the past 70 years.
History
The area of present-day Nakano 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, whi ...
. The area was part of the ''tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
'' (direct holdings) of the Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
during the Edo period
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and was administered from Nakano ''jin'ya
A was a type of administrative headquarters in the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history.
''Jin'ya'' served as the seat of the administration for a small domain, a province, or additional parcels of land. ''Jin'ya'' hou ...
.'' Nakano was the capital of "Nakano Prefecture" form 1870 to 1871, when it was merged with Nagano Prefecture. The modern town of Nakano was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. It was elevated to city status on July 1, 1955 by the merger of the town with neighboring villages of Hino, Entoku, Nagaoka, Hiraoka, Takaoka, Shinano, and Yamato.
On April 1, 2005, the village of Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
(from Shimominochi District) was merged into Nakano.
Government
Nakano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral
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Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
city legislature of 20 members.
Economy
The city of Nakano is supported largely by its agricultural industry. Nakano boasts high quality fruits and vegetables, including Fuji apples, Kyohō grapes, peaches, pears, rice, asparagus, and mushrooms. It is Japan's largest producer of ''Enokitake
''Flammulina filiformis'' is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Physalacriaceae. It is well known for its role in Japanese cuisine, where it is called ''enokitake'' (榎茸, エノキタケ, )
and is widely cultivated in East A ...
'' mushrooms. The city is also well known for its rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
s. The biannual rose festival in Ippongi Park displays thousands of rose plants, and attracts tourists from all over Japan. Nakano City has experienced significant growth since the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
. Located near many popular ski areas, Nakano's economy is augmented by the ski-tourism industry.
Nakano is home to Cosina Co., Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of camera and lenses.
Education
Nakano has 11 public elementary schools and four public middle schools run by the city. There are two public high schools under the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
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East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
- Iiyama Line
The is a railway line in Japan linking Toyono Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japa ...
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* 20px Nagano Electric Railway – Nagano Line
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Highway
* Jōshin-etsu Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
is a kanji acronym consisting of 3 characters, each representing the former names of the prefectures that the route traverses. consist ...
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Local attractions
*Takanashi clan fortified residence
is an archaeological site containing the ruins of the Kamakura to early Sengoku period fortified residence of the Takanashi clan, local warlords in northern Shinano Province during that period. The site is located in the Otate neighborhood of the ...
, a Sengoku-period National Historic Site
Sports teams
In 2007, Nakano became home to the Shinano Grand Serows, a baseball team in the Japanese BC League (Baseball Challenge League
The Route Inn BCL, formerly known as the , is an independent minor baseball league in Japan. The league's abbreviated designation is "."
League structure
The Baseball Challenge League has three divisions, East, Middle, and West, with four teams ...
).
Notable people from Nakano
*Tetsuo Nagata
is a Japanese cinematographer based in France. He was the Director of Photography for numerous films, including '' Narco'', ''Paris, je t'aime'' and '' La Vie En Rose''
. He won the César Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 2001 for '' Th ...
, cinematographer
*Joe Hisaishi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. He is also known for his piano scores.
Hisaishi's music has been known to explore ...
, composer and musical director
References
External links
Official Website
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Cities in Nagano Prefecture