is a
village 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
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, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. , the village had an estimated
population of 6,704 in 2156 households, and a
population density of 87 persons per km². The total area of the village is .
Geography
Toyooka is located in the Ina Valley in mountainous southern of Nagano Prefecture. The
Tenryū River runs through the village.
Surrounding municipalities
*Nagano Prefecture
**
IIda
**
Matsukawa
**
Takamori
**
Ōshika
**
Takagi
is a Japanese surname meaning "tall tree". Notable people with the surname include:
*Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995), Japanese crime fiction writer
*Jon Mamoru Takagi (1942–1984), American martial arts instructor
*, Japanese footballer
* Hinako T ...
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (
Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Toyooka is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.6 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Toyooka population statistics
/ref> the population of Toyooka has decreased gradually over the past 70 years.
History
The area of present-day Toyooka 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 ...
. Ruins from the Japanese Paleolithic
The is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery, generally before 10,000 BC. The starting dates commonly given to this period are from around 40,000 BC; although any date of human presence before 35,000 BC ...
, Jomon and Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...
s indicate continuous settlement for thousands of years. The villages of Kumashiro and Kouno were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955 to form the village of Toyooka.
Economy
Toyooka is noted for its harvest of '' matsutake'' mushrooms.
Education
Toyooka has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railway
*The village does not have any passenger railway service.
Highway
*The village is not located on any national highway.
References
External links
*
Official Website
Villages in Nagano Prefecture
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