Minami (美波町, Minami-chō) is a town located in Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022[update], the town had an estimated population of 6,142 in 3139 households and a population density of 44 persons per km².[1]The total area of the town is 140.80 square kilometres (54.36 sq mi).
Top:Yakuo Temple in Okukawachi, 2nd left:Hiwasa Castle, 2nd right:Ohama Beach, Bottom left:Panorama vies of Mount Myojin, from Izari area, Bottom right:Panorama view of Hiwasa area, from Yakuo Temple
Minami is located in the southeastern part of Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. Located 50 km south of prefecture's capital, Tokushima city, Minami is over 33 km from east to west, and covers an area of approximately 140 km². It is bordered on the southwest by the Kaifu mountains and on the east by the Pacific Ocean, making Minami a scenic town surrounded by mountains and sea. The Akamatsu and Hiwasa Rivers from the west to east, forming small-scale cultivated land and basins due to erosion plains and sedimentary plains. The mouth of the Hiwasa River is the most densely populated urban area, and also has a fishing port. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
Minami has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high, but there is a pronounced difference between the wetter summers and drier winters. The average annual temperature in Minami is 16.9 °C (62.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,604.1 mm (102.52 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Minami was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 11 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) on 27 February 1981.[3]
Climate data for Minami (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
The village of Hiwasa was established within Kaifu District, Tokushima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on January 1, 1907. The 1946 Nankai earthquake caused great damage to the town. On March 31, 2006 Hiwasa merged with the neighboring town of Yuki to form the town of Minami.
Government
Minami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Minami, together with the other municipalities of Kaifu District, contributes two members to the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tokushima 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Minami has three public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school; however the prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Hiwasa Hachiman Jinja Autumn Festival - A two-day harvest festival held one weekend early October every year. On the first day, the eight neighborhoods in Hiwasa parade their portable shrines through the streets of the town while praying for the safety of the townspeople and success in fishing. On the second day about 50 men from each neighborhood carry the portable shrine onto the beach and finally into the ocean, quite literally, proceeding through the waves to the far end of the beach. Each neighborhood vies with the others to put on the most spectacular display and also to prove their strength and bravery by taking their shrine furthest through the ocean waves. The heavy wooden portable shrines, known as chosa, each weigh about a tonne and four children ride atop the shrine drumming taiko drums. On the first evening of the festival there is a night bazaar with various refreshments and traditional dancing and taiko drumming, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Records of this festival go back to 1795, but the festival in its current form was started in 1957.
In popular culture
In 2009/2010 Minami Town was one of the locations for NHK's TV drama 'Welkame' (ウェルかめ), which featured some of the towns beaches, its Autumn festival, and Minami's sea turtle museum. As a result, the town experienced an increase in domestic tourism.
References
^"Minami town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
^ ab気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ ab観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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Minami 美波町 Minami chō is a town located in Kaifu District Tokushima Prefecture Japan As of 30 June 2022 update the town had an estimated population of 6 142 in 3139 households and a population density of 44 persons per km 1 The total area of the town is 140 80 square kilometres 54 36 sq mi Minami 美波町TownTop Yakuo Temple in Okukawachi 2nd left Hiwasa Castle 2nd right Ohama Beach Bottom left Panorama vies of Mount Myojin from Izari area Bottom right Panorama view of Hiwasa area from Yakuo TempleFlagLocation of Minami in Tokushima PrefectureMinamiLocation in JapanCoordinates 33 44 05 N 134 32 08 E 33 73472 N 134 53556 E 33 73472 134 53556 Coordinates 33 44 05 N 134 32 08 E 33 73472 N 134 53556 E 33 73472 134 53556CountryJapanRegionShikokuPrefectureTokushimaDistrictKaifuGovernment MayorNobuyoshi Kageji since August 2009 Area Total140 80 km2 54 36 sq mi Population June 30 2022 Total6 142 Density44 km2 110 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address18 1 Honson Okugawachi Minami cho Kaifu gun Tokushima ken 779 2305ClimateCfaWebsiteOfficial websiteSymbolsBirdDelichon urbicaFlowerQuercus phillyraeoldesTreeCherry blossomMinami Town Hall Ohama Beach Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Neighbouring municipalities 1 2 Climate 1 3 Demographics 2 History 3 Government 4 Economy 5 Education 6 Transportation 6 1 Railway 6 2 Highways 7 Sister city relations 8 Local attractions 8 1 Festivals 9 In popular culture 10 References 11 External linksGeography EditMinami is located in the southeastern part of Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku Located 50 km south of prefecture s capital Tokushima city Minami is over 33 km from east to west and covers an area of approximately 140 km It is bordered on the southwest by the Kaifu mountains and on the east by the Pacific Ocean making Minami a scenic town surrounded by mountains and sea The Akamatsu and Hiwasa Rivers from the west to east forming small scale cultivated land and basins due to erosion plains and sedimentary plains The mouth of the Hiwasa River is the most densely populated urban area and also has a fishing port Parts of the town are within the borders of the Muroto Anan Kaigan Quasi National Park Neighbouring municipalities Edit Anan Naka Kaiyō MugiClimate Edit Minami has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa with hot summers and cool winters Precipitation is high but there is a pronounced difference between the wetter summers and drier winters The average annual temperature in Minami is 16 9 C 62 4 F The average annual rainfall is 2 604 1 mm 102 52 in with June as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in August at around 27 4 C 81 3 F and lowest in January at around 6 9 C 44 4 F 2 The highest temperature ever recorded in Minami was 37 6 C 99 7 F on 11 August 2013 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8 3 C 17 1 F on 27 February 1981 3 Climate data for Minami 1991 2020 normals extremes 1976 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 21 1 70 0 23 3 73 9 23 9 75 0 27 8 82 0 31 1 88 0 33 3 91 9 37 4 99 3 37 6 99 7 35 5 95 9 31 8 89 2 26 6 79 9 23 4 74 1 37 6 99 7 Average high C F 12 0 53 6 12 6 54 7 15 5 59 9 20 1 68 2 24 0 75 2 26 5 79 7 30 2 86 4 32 0 89 6 29 2 84 6 24 4 75 9 19 3 66 7 14 4 57 9 21 7 71 0 Daily mean C F 6 9 44 4 7 5 45 5 10 5 50 9 15 1 59 2 19 2 66 6 22 4 72 3 26 1 79 0 27 4 81 3 24 7 76 5 19 8 67 6 14 4 57 9 9 3 48 7 16 9 62 5 Average low C F 2 8 37 0 3 2 37 8 5 9 42 6 10 3 50 5 14 9 58 8 19 1 66 4 23 0 73 4 24 0 75 2 21 4 70 5 16 3 61 3 10 5 50 9 5 1 41 2 13 0 55 5 Record low C F 4 9 23 2 8 3 17 1 4 0 24 8 0 7 33 3 4 3 39 7 10 5 50 9 15 6 60 1 17 7 63 9 12 9 55 2 5 5 41 9 0 3 31 5 4 1 24 6 8 3 17 1 Average precipitation mm inches 79 7 3 14 110 8 4 36 186 0 7 32 227 2 8 94 248 7 9 79 340 8 13 42 307 0 12 09 255 7 10 07 337 6 13 29 254 8 10 03 151 4 5 96 104 4 4 11 2 604 1 102 52 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 5 4 6 7 10 2 10 0 10 6 14 1 12 3 10 1 12 2 9 1 6 8 5 3 112 8Mean monthly sunshine hours 188 7 174 6 189 3 201 4 201 1 144 0 186 8 226 1 161 1 174 3 168 2 189 9 2 205 5Source Japan Meteorological Agency 3 2 Demographics Edit Per Japanese census data the population of Minami in 2020 is 6 222 people 4 Minami has been conducting censuses since 1920 Historical populationYearPop 192014 734 192513 886 5 8 193013 731 1 1 193514 204 3 4 194013 600 4 3 194517 480 28 5 195017 535 0 3 195516 884 3 7 196015 353 9 1 196514 047 8 5 197012 975 7 6 197512 337 4 9 198011 866 3 8 198511 262 5 1 199010 507 6 7 19959 928 5 5 20009 307 6 3 20058 726 6 2 20107 765 11 0 20157 092 8 7 20206 222 12 3 Minami population statistics 4 History EditAs with all of Tokushima Prefecture the area of Minami was part of ancient Awa Province It was noted for ocean borne shipping especially of timber from Tosa Province to the Kinai region In 935 the author of Tosa Nikki Ki no Tsurayuki stayed at Hiwasa port for four nights on his way back from Tosa to Kyoto In 1223 Emperor Tsuchimikado who had been exiled to Tosa due to the Jokyu War was allowed to relocate to Yakuo ji During the Edo period the area was part of the holdings of Tokushima Domain ruled by the Hachisuka clan from their seat at Tokushima Castle In 1868 the Battle of Awa a naval engagement of the Boshin War took place offshore Minami The village of Hiwasa was established within Kaifu District Tokushima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1 1889 It was raised to town status on January 1 1907 The 1946 Nankai earthquake caused great damage to the town On March 31 2006 Hiwasa merged with the neighboring town of Yuki to form the town of Minami Government EditMinami has a mayor council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members Minami together with the other municipalities of Kaifu District contributes two members to the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly In terms of national politics the town is part of Tokushima 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan Economy EditMinami has an economy based on agriculture and commercial fishing Education EditMinami has three public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government The town does not have a high school however the prefecture operates one special education school for the handicapped Transportation EditRailway Edit Shikoku Railway Company Mugi Line Yuki Tainohama Kiki Kitagawachi Hiwasa YamagawachiHighways Edit National Route 55Sister city relations Edit Cairns Queensland Australia sister city since 1969 Local attractions EditYakuō ji 23rd temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage Ohama Beach Hiwasa Sea Turtle MuseumFestivals Edit Hiwasa Hachiman Jinja Autumn Festival A two day harvest festival held one weekend early October every year On the first day the eight neighborhoods in Hiwasa parade their portable shrines through the streets of the town while praying for the safety of the townspeople and success in fishing On the second day about 50 men from each neighborhood carry the portable shrine onto the beach and finally into the ocean quite literally proceeding through the waves to the far end of the beach Each neighborhood vies with the others to put on the most spectacular display and also to prove their strength and bravery by taking their shrine furthest through the ocean waves The heavy wooden portable shrines known as chosa each weigh about a tonne and four children ride atop the shrine drumming taiko drums On the first evening of the festival there is a night bazaar with various refreshments and traditional dancing and taiko drumming culminating in a spectacular fireworks display Records of this festival go back to 1795 but the festival in its current form was started in 1957 In popular culture EditIn 2009 2010 Minami Town was one of the locations for NHK s TV drama Welkame ウェルかめ which featured some of the towns beaches its Autumn festival and Minami s sea turtle museum As a result the town experienced an increase in domestic tourism References Edit Minami town official statistics in Japanese Japan a b 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved April 13 2022 a b 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved April 13 2022 a b Minami population statisticsExternal links Edit Media related to Minami Tokushima at Wikimedia Commons Minami official website in Japanese This Tokushima location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minami Tokushima amp oldid 1099971345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
