is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in Shimoniikawa District,

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 25,007 in 8,970 households and a

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of 350 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

With the

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to the north, and Kurobe River to the west, Nyūzen is in the center of an

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. The town is known for it
jumbo watermelons
as well as its

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s which became the officia
town flower
in 1983.

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bubbles forth from various manmade and natural springs in the town. Of special interest is a flat area near the coast the name of which translates to: where a large volume of flowing spring water has created a rare

ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...

that is protected as a natural monument.

Surrounding municipalities

Asahi Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to: Places in Japan Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi ...

** Kurobe

Climate

The town has a

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(

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''Cfa'') characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nyūzen is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,225 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nyūzen has declined in recent decades.

History

The area of present-day Nyūzen was part of ancient Etchū Province. The area was organised as part of Shimoniikawa District, Toyama after the

Meiji restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Althoug ...

. The town of Nyūzen was created with merger of seven villages in Shimoniikawa District on October 1, 1953.

Education

Nyūzen has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.

Transport

Rail

* 22px Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line ** -

Highway

Hokuriku Expressway :

Sister cities

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, since 1989 * Hami City,

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

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, friendship city since June 5, 1997

Local attractions

* Jōbenoma Site, ruins of a

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 Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...

shōen A was a field or Manorialism, manor in Japan. The Japanese language, Japanese term comes from the Tang dynasty Chinese language, Chinese term "莊園" (Mandarin: ''zhuāngyuán'', Cantonese: ''zong1 jyun4''). Shōen, from about the 8th to th ...

'', a National Historic Site.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyuzen, Toyama Towns in Toyama Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan