is a

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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 ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 13.067 in 4427 households, and a

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of 290 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Takamori is in the mountainous south of Nagano Prefecture, in a valley formed by the Tenryu River between the

Kiso Mountains are a mountain range in Nagano Prefecture, Nagano and Gifu Prefecture, Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the and they combine with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") to form a group col ...

and the

Akaishi Mountains The are a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano Prefecture, Nagano, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka prefectures. They are also called the , as they join with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Al ...

Surrounding municipalities

*Nagano Prefecture ** Iida ** Matsukawa ** Takagi ** Toyooka

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Takamori is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1628 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Takamori has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.

History

The area of present-day Takamori 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 town was established on July 1, 1956, by the merger of the villages of Ichida and Yamabuki.

Economy

Takamori is traditionally noted for its production of persimmons. The

Yokohama Rubber Company is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan. The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and BFGoodrich. In 1969, the company expanded to the United States ...

has a plant in Takamori.

Education

Takamori has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

* JR Tokai –

Iida Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi with Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Pr ...

** - - -

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 ...

Sister cities

Omaezaki, Shizuoka is a Cities of Japan, city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of Omaezaki Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. , the city had an estimated population of 32,422 in 12,095 households and a popul ...

In popular culture

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of the animated spy comedy ''

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'', holdout soldier Sato Kentaro encounters the titular character in the jungles of Borneo. Ensuing discussion reveals that Sato, his wife, and young daughter lived in Takamori before the outbreak of

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References

External links

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Official Website
Towns in Nagano Prefecture {{Nagano-geo-stub