Kamiminochi District, Nagano
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,774 with a population density, density of 84.11 persons per km2. The total area is 282.65 km2. Municipalities The district consists of two towns and one village: * Iizuna, Nagano, Iizuna * Ogawa, Nagano, Ogawa * Shinano, Nagano, Shinano ;Notes: History District Timeline Recent mergers * On January 1, 2005 - The town of Toyono, Nagano, Toyono and the villages of Togakushi, Nagano, Togakushi and Kinasa, Nagano, Kinasa were merged into the expanded city of Nagano, Nagano, Nagano. * On October 1, 2005 - The villages of Mure, Nagano, Mure and Samizu, Nagano, Samizu were merged to form the new town of Iizuna, Nagano, Iizuna. * On January 1, 2010 - The town of Shinshūshinmachi, Nagano, Shinshūshinmachi and the village of Nakajō, Nagano, Nakajō were merged into the expanded city of Nagano, Nagano, Nagano. References Distric ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toyono, Nagano
former Toyono town hall was a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,090 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 507.04 persons per km2. The total area was 19.90 km2. On January 1, 2005, Toyono, along with the village of Ōoka (from Sarashina District), and the villages of Kinasa and Togakushi (all from Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano. References Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Nagano (city) {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shinshūshinmachi, Nagano
was a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,762 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 81.46 persons per km2. The total area was 70.73 km2. History On January 1, 2010, Shinshūshinmachi, along with the village of Nakajō (also from Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano. References External links Nagano official website Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Nagano (city) {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samizu, Nagano
Monument marking location of former Samizu village hall was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,395 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 152.14 persons per km2. The total area was 35.46 km2. History On October 1, 2005, Samizu, along with the village of Mure (also from Kamiminochi District), was merged to create the town of Iizuna. References Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Iizuna, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mure, Nagano
former Mure Town Hall was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the village had an estimated population of 7,442 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 186.75 persons per km2. The total area was 39.85 km2. On October 1, 2005, Mure was merged with the village of Samizu (also from Kamiminochi District) to create the town of Iizuna. References Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Iizuna, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagano, Nagano
is the capital and largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin (Zenkoji Daira) in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a Core cities of Japan, core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of . The city is surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is Mount Takatsuma (2,353 m), and it is near the confluence of the Chikuma River—the longest and widest river in Japan—and the Sai River. , the city had an estimated population of 365,296 in 160,625 households, and a population density of 438 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Overview Nagano City, located in the former Shinano Province, developed in the Nara period (AD 710 to 794) as a temple town (''monzen machi''). The city of Nagano is home to Zenkō-ji, a 7th-century Buddhism, Buddhist temple that is listed as a National Treasure (Japan), Japanese National Treasure. Zenkō-ji was established at its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kinasa, Nagano
file:Nagano city Kinasa branch office.jpg, former Kinasa village hall was a List of villages in Japan, village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,140 and a population density, density of 15.85 persons per km2. The total area was 134.99 km2. On January 1, 2005, Kinasa, along with the village of Ōoka, Nagano, Ōoka (from Sarashina District, Nagano, Sarashina District), the town of Toyono, Nagano, Toyono, and the village of Togakushi, Nagano, Togakushi (all from Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano, Nagano, Nagano. References Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Nagano (city) {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Togakushi, Nagano
was a village located in the mountainous Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Geography Part of Togakushi is located in Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park, and includes Mount Takatsuma (2353m), the highest peak in the Togakushi Mountain Range and one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and Mount Togakushi (1904m), one of the 200 most famous mountains in Japan (日本に百名山), and one of the 100 most famous mountains in Nagano (信州百名山). One of Japan's largest campgrounds is found in Togakushi. History The village was established on April 1, 1889 by merging Togakushi and Toyooka. On January 1, 2005, Togakushi, along with the village of Ōoka (from Sarashina District), the town of Toyono, and the village of Kinasa (all from Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano. Togakushi was formerly known as the village of Togakure which some consider to be the birthplace of Togakure Ryu Ninpo by its founder Daisuke Ni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagano KamiMinochi-gun 1889
Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano University, a public university in Nagano * Kawachi-Nagano, a city in Osaka prefecture Transportation * Nagano Electric Railway, a railway in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Station, a railway station in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Interchange, a road interchange of the Jōshin-etsu Expressway in Nagano, Japan * Hokuriku Shinkansen, originally Nagano Shinkansen, a high-speed Japanese railway * Nagano Line (Kintetsu), a railway in Osaka, Japan * Kawachinagano Station, a railway station in Kawachi-Nagano, Osaka, Japan Surname * Nagano (surname) See also * *Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh (, ; ) is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Part of the greater region of Karabakh, it spans the are ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagano Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano (city), Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Nagano, Matsumoto, Ueda, Nagano, Ueda, and Iida, Nagano, Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The area's mountain ranges, natural scenery, and history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a winter sports tourist de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagano KamiMinochi-gun
Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano University, a public university in Nagano * Kawachi-Nagano, a city in Osaka prefecture Transportation * Nagano Electric Railway, a railway in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Station, a railway station in Nagano, Japan * Nagano Interchange, a road interchange of the Jōshin-etsu Expressway in Nagano, Japan * Hokuriku Shinkansen, originally Nagano Shinkansen, a high-speed Japanese railway * Nagano Line (Kintetsu), a railway in Osaka, Japan * Kawachinagano Station, a railway station in Kawachi-Nagano, Osaka, Japan Surname * Nagano (surname) See also * *Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh (, ; ) is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Part of the greater region of Karabakh, it spans the are ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shinano, Nagano
is a Towns of Japan, town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,339 in 3351 households, and a population density of 56 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . History The area of present-day Shinano was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Shinano was created by the merger of the villages of Kashiwabara and Fujisato on July 1, 1955. Shinano merged with the neighboring villages of Furuma and Shinanojiri to form the town of Shinano on September 30, 1956. Geography Shinano is located in far northern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north. Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime are in Shinano. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Iiyama, Nagano, Iiyama ** Iizuna, Nagano, Iizuna ** Nagano, Nagano, Nagano *Niigata Prefecture ** Myōkō, Niigata, Myōkō Climate The town has a humid continental climate characterized by characterized by short, hot and humid summers, and cold winters ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |