is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
located in
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 ...
,
Japan
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. , the village had an estimated
population
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of 6,379 in 2360 households, and a
population density
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of 30.7 persons per km
2. The total area of the village is .
Geography
Achi is located in mountainous far southwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
to the west.
Mount Ena
is a mountain peak of the Kiso Mountains in the Chūbu region of Japan.
Geography
Mount Ena is in elevation. It is located on the border between Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture and Achi, Nagano, Achi in Nagano Prefecture.
Th ...
(2191 meters) is on the border of the village with Gifu Prefecture.
Surrounding municipalities
*Nagano Prefecture
**
Iida
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Nagiso
**
Anan
**
Hiraya
**
Shimojō
*
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
**
Nakatsugawa
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Achi is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data,Achi population statistics
/ref> the population of Achi has decreased over the past 70 years.
History
The area of present-day Achi was part of ancient Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano bordered Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...
. The modern villages of Ochi, Chiri and Goka were established on April 1, 1889, by the establishment of the municipalities system. The three villages merged on September 30, 1956, to form the village of Achi. The neighboring village of Namiai was annexed on January 1, 2006.
On March 31, 2009, the village of Seinaiji, also in Shimoina District, was merged
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...
into Achi.
Economy
The economy of Achi is based on agriculture, with Jerusalem artichoke
The Jerusalem artichoke (''Helianthus tuberosus''), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of Helianthus, sunflower native to central North America. It is cultivated widely across the temperate z ...
, garlic
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and Yacón
The yacón (''Smallanthus sonchifolius'') is a species of daisy traditionally grown in the northern and central Andes from Colombia to northern Argentina for its crisp, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots. Their texture and flavour are very similar t ...
as noted local specialities
Education
Achi has five public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government and one private elementary school. The village has one public high school, which is operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
*The village has no passenger railway service.
Highway
* Chūō Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central.
Naming
Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway N ...
*
*
Local attractions
* Misaka Pass, a National Historic Site
Notable people from Achi
* Motoichi Kumagai, photographer
*Taro Achi
is a Japanese light novelist and screenwriter from Nagano Prefecture. He won the Silver Prize in the 4th Dengeki Novel Prize for Boku no Chi o Suwanaide. Two of his series ( Dokkoida?! and Kage Kara Mamoru!) have been made into anime series. He ...
, screenwriter, novelist
References
External links
*
Official Website
Villages in Nagano Prefecture
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