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is a
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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 ...
,
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. , the city had an estimated
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of 157,480 in 67,783 households, and a
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of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , which makes it the fifth largest city in Nagano Prefecture in terms of area.


Geography

Ueda is located in central Nagano Prefecture, some 40 kilometers from the prefectural capital of Nagano City and 190 kilometers from Tokyo. 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 ...
divides the city into two parts.


Surrounding municipalities

*Nagano Prefecture **
Matsumoto Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places * Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city ** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano * Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
** Tōmi **
Suzaka is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,828 in 19,979 households, and a population density of 334 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Suzaka is located in northern Naga ...
**
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** Chikuma ** Nagawa **
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** Chikuhoku *
Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima ...
** Tsumagoi


Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (
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''Cwa''). The average annual temperature in Ueda 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 .


History

Ueda is located in former
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 ...
and during the
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was the
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. The ruins of the
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(
provincial temple were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794). History Shōmu (701 – 756?) decreed both a ''kokubun-ji'' for monks and a for nuns to be established in each ...
) are also located within Ueda. However, the provincial capital was shifted to Matsumoto during the early
Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
. During the
Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
, the area was the centre of the powerful
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and headquarters of Ueda Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the modern town of Ueda was established. Ueda was elevated to city status on May 1, 1919. On March 6, 2006, Ueda absorbed the neighbouring towns of Maruko and
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, and the village of Takeshi (all from Chiisagata District).


Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ueda peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.


Government

Ueda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
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city legislature of 30 members. The city contributes four members to the Nagano Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, Ueda is grouped with Komoro, Chikuma,
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, Tōmi,
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,
Kitasaku District, Nagano is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 40,041. The district has three towns *Karuizawa *Miyota * Tateshina District Timeline *On April 1, 2004, the village of Kit ...
,
Chiisagata District, Nagano is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Population As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 12,039. The total area is now down to 241.04 km2. There are only one town and one village left in the distric ...
and
Hanishina District, Nagano is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, con ...
to form Nagano 3rd District in the
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.


Economy

Ueda is a regional commercial centre with a mixed agricultural and light industrial economy. The main crops include rice, apples, grapes, cabbage and walnuts. The traditional industry of Ueda was
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and cotton-weaving. The city now hosts automobile components and electronics manufacturing.


Education


University and colleges

*
Shinshu University , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As the only university in Japan bearing the name of a former Japanese province, it bears the name "Shinshu" (alternative name for Shinano Pr ...
*
Nagano University is a public university in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, established in 1966. A private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They m ...
* Ueda Women's Junior College


Primary and secondary education

Ueda has 25 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government and one public middle school shared with the town of Nagawa. The city has five public high schools operated by the Nagano prefectural Board of Education, and four private high schools. * Ueda High School *
Ueda Someyaoka High School Ueda may refer to: Places *Ueda, Nagano, a city in Japan *Ueda Castle in Japan *Ueda Domain of Japan *Ueda Glacier in Antarctica Other uses *Ueda (surname) *Siege of Ueda, in 1600 *Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line See also

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* Ueda Higashi High School * Ueda Chikuma High School * Maruko Syugakkan High School * Ueda Nishi High school (private) * Sakura International High School (private) * KLARK Memorial International High School (private) * Tsukuba Kaisei High School (private)


Transportation


Railway

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Hokuriku Shinkansen The is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), connecting Tokyo with in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The first section, between and in Nagano Pr ...
** *
Shinano Railway The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it is separated from the JR East network in Octob ...
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Shinano Railway Line The is a 65.1 km railway line operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It connects Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa with Shinonoi Station in Nagano. Overview Before October 19 ...
** – – – *
Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line The is an Japanese railway line in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It connects Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations. This is currently the only railway line Ueda Dentetsu operates. Although the company is the root of ...
** – – – – – – – – – – – – – –


Highway

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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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External relations

Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.


Friendship cities

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Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
, China (from 1995 with Ueda) *
Nerima, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are re ...
(from 1994 with former Takeshi)


Sister cities

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, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1976 with former Sanada) * Kamakura, Kanagawa (from 1979 with Ueda) *
Jōetsu, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Jōetsu borders the Sea of Japan and ...
(from 1979 with Ueda) *
Toyooka, Hyōgo is a city in the northern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,348 in 37769 households and a population density of 110 persons per km².The total area of the city is . Geography Toyooka is located in ...
(from 1979 between Ueda and former town of Izushi) *
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(from 1977 with former Sanada)


Cities with emergency collaboration pacts

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*
Numazu, Shizuoka is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Numazu is at the nor ...


Local attractions

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. * Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum – An open-air museum with sculptures on the Utsukushigahara plateau, which opened in June 1981 *Bessho Onsen


Notable residents

*Katsusaburō Yamagiwa (1863–1930), pathologist *
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References


External links

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