Kamikurogawa, Toyone is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

located in

Kitashitara District is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the district had an estimated population of 8,595 and a population density of 15.5 persons per km2. Its total area was 554.51 km2. Towns and villages ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

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. , the village had an estimated

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of 1,031 in 507 households, and a

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of 6.61 persons per km². The total area of the village was .

Geography

Toyone is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture. Most of the village is within the borders of the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. The reservoir from

Sakuma Dam The is a dam on the Tenryū River, located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is one of the tallest dams in Japan and supports a 350 MW hydroelectric power station. Nearby a f ...

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

extends into the village. Shintoyone Dam is also located within the borders of Toyone. Chausuyama, at 1415 meters, on the border between Aichi and Nagano is the highest point in Aichi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture * Kitashitara District ** Shitara ** Tōei Nagano Prefecture * Shimoina District **

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** Neba ** Tenryū ** Urugi Shizuoka Prefecture * Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyone has been decreasing rapidly over the past 70 years.

Climate

The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Toyone is 12.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2192 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C.Toyone climate data
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History

Toyone Village was established on October 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In 1955, the rising waters of the

from neighboring

flooded the central inhabited portion of Toyone, forcing the relocation of over one third of the village inhabitants. On November 27, 2005, the village of Tomiyama was merged with Toyone.

Economy

The primary industry of Toyone is small-scale

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

, and seasonal tourism. The village also derives revenue from

hydroelectric power Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

generation.

Education

Toyone has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a public high school, but there is one private high school, which is a branch of the Toyohashi-based Sakuragaoka High School.

Geography

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Climate

History

Economy

Education

Transportation

Railway

Highway

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