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
Nagano Prefecture,
Japan. , the village had an estimated
population
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of 6,704 in 2156 households, and a
population density
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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
The is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of , it is Japan's ninth longest river.
Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shizuoka Prefect ...
runs through the village.
Surrounding municipalities
*Nagano Prefecture
**
IIda
**
Matsukawa
**
Takamori
**
Ōshika
**
Takagi
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''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. Ruins from the Japanese Paleolithic, Jomon and Kofun periods 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
, ''Tricholoma matsutake'', is a species of choice edible mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in East Asia, Europe, and North America. It is prized in Japanese cuisine for its distinct spicy-aromatic odor.
Etymology
The common name and specifi ...
'' 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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