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 city had an estimated

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of 29,440 in 12,068 households, and a

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of 262 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Tōmi is located in east-central Nagano Prefecture, at an elevation of between 500 and 1000 meters. The city is bordered by the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park to the north, and

Mount Tateshina also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano located on the border of the municipalities of Chino and Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of . This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. Outline Mount Tateshina ...

and Mount Yatsugatake to the south. The Chikuma River divides the city into two parts.

Surrounding municipalities

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** Tsumagoi *Nagano Prefecture ** Komoro ** Saku ** Tateshina **

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Climate

Due to its elevation, the city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold, very snowy winters (

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''Dwb''). The average annual temperature in Tōmi 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 .

History

Tōmi is located in former

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 ...

and developed as a series of post stations on the

Hokkoku Kaidō The was a highway in Japan during the Edo period. It was a secondary route, ranked below the Edo Five Routes in importance. Because it was developed for travelers going to Zenkō-ji, it was also called ''Zenkō-ji Kaidō'' (善光寺街道). It ...

. The modern city of Tōmi was established on April 1, 2004, from the merger of the village of Kitamimaki (from Kitasaku District) and the town of Tōbu (from Chiisagata District).

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Tōmi has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years.

Government

Tōmi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city legislature of 17 members.

Economy

Tōmi is a regional commercial center. Notable agricultural products include rice, walnuts and grapes. Nissin Kogyo, an automotive parts company specializing in the manufacture of braking systems for 2- and 4-wheeled vehicles, has its headquarters in the city.

Education

Tōmi has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. Previously the city had a Brazilian school, Colégio Pitágoras-Brasil. It moved to Minowa and changed its name to Nagano Nippaku Gakuen.Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão

Archive
. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "2. Nagano Nippaku Gakuen (antigo Colégio Pitágoras)(Minowa) Obs: Em processo de homologação, devido à alteração do nome e do mantenedor"

Transportation

Railway

Shinano Railway - Shinano Railway Line ** -

Highway

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International relations

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, United States

Local attractions

* Intate stone age settlement ruins, Jomon period settlement trace and archaeological park, a National Historic Site *Un-no-Juku, a post station on the

Notable people

Mochizuki Chiyome Mochizuki Chiyome (望月千代女), also known as Mochizuki Chiyojo (望月千代女) or Mochizuki Chiyo (望月千代), was a 16th-century Japanese poet and noblewoman. She is known for allegedly creating a group of kunoichi in service of th ...

Raiden Tameemon Raiden Tameemon (雷電爲右衞門), born Seki Tarōkichi (January 1767 – 11 February, 1825), was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tōmi, Nagano Prefecture. He is considered one of the greatest '' rikishi'' in history, although he was never prom ...

(1767–1825), sumo wrestler *

Keiichi Tsuchiya is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le ...

(born 1956), racing driver

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomi, Nagano Cities in Nagano Prefecture