() is a
town
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Origin and use
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situated in
Toyono District,
Osaka Prefecture,
Japan.
As of October 2016, the town has an estimated
population
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of 9,971 and a
density
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of 100 persons per km² (262/sq mi). The total area is 98.68 km² (38.1 sq mi).
Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old
Keyaki tree, 25 m tall (82 ft), 11.95 m (39.2 ft) trunk circumference.
[Osaka Toyono County]
Noma Keyaki
(in Japanese
google translation
History
People lived in Nose area in the
Jomon Period, (ca. 10,000 BCE – ca. 300 BCE). Nose's ancient name is ''Kusaka Village''. It is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 CE.
In 1837, there was an important peasant revolt in Nose, in the context of the
Tenpō famine (1833-1839), some months after
Ōshio Heihachirō’s riot.
Geography
Nose is surrounded in all directions, including
Mount Miyama (791m)
and
Mount Kenpi (784m). Besides, many streams, Yamabe, Hitokuraohroji, Noma and Tajiri Rivers flow in the Inagawa River basin, and
Katsura River also flow in the town.
Climate
Nose has a
Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nose is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Nose in 2020 is 9,079 people.[ Nose has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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Transportation
Rails
No train stations locate at Nose. The nearest station is Yamashita Station, Kawanishi, Hyōgo.
Roads
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** National Route 173
** National Route 477
* Prefectural road
** Osaka Prefectural Route 4
** Osaka Prefectural Route 54
References
External links
*
Nose official website
Nose Town Tourism & Local Products
Towns in Osaka Prefecture
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