Shinano, Nagano
Shinano (信濃町, Shinano-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2019[update], the town had an estimated population of 8,339 in 3351 households,[1] and a population density of 56 persons per km². The total area of the town is 149.30 square kilometres (57.65 sq mi).
Shinano 信濃町 | |
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Shinano Town Hall | |
Flag Seal | |
Location of Shinano in Nagano Prefecture | |
Shinano | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′22.7″N 138°12′25.3″E / 36.806306°N 138.207028°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Kamiminochi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.30 km2 (57.65 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2019) | |
| • Total | 8,339 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 026-255-3111 |
| Address | 428-2 Kashiwabara, Shinano-machi, Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-1305 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Flower | Cosmos |
| Tree | Prunus sargentii |
History edit
The area of present-day Shinano was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Shinano was created by the merger of the villages of Kashiwabara and Fujisato on July 1, 1955. Shinano merged with the neighboring villages of Furuma and Shinanojiri to form the town of Shinano on September 30, 1956.
Geography edit
Shinano is located in far northern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north. Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime are in Shinano.
Surrounding municipalities edit
- Nagano Prefecture
- Niigata Prefecture
Climate edit
The town has a humid continental climate characterized by characterized by short, hot and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Shinano is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,275.1 mm (50.20 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.3 °C (72.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.9 °C (26.8 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Shinano (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.4 (92.1) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 34.6 (94.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 14.6 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 9.4 (49.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) | −7.6 (18.3) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | 4.8 (40.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −16.2 (2.8) | −11.8 (10.8) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.3 (26.1) | −11.3 (11.7) | −17.6 (0.3) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.1 (4.30) | 87.8 (3.46) | 90.1 (3.55) | 67.1 (2.64) | 78.4 (3.09) | 118.3 (4.66) | 177.9 (7.00) | 128.1 (5.04) | 135.6 (5.34) | 111.5 (4.39) | 72.6 (2.86) | 98.7 (3.89) | 1,275.1 (50.20) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 241 (95) | 189 (74) | 123 (48) | 12 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (4.7) | 149 (59) | 726 (286) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.9 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 156.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 20.5 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 67.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.7 | 89.8 | 128.1 | 174.3 | 190.5 | 139.9 | 133.7 | 172.4 | 123.4 | 123.8 | 110.0 | 87.9 | 1,543.5 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics edit
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Shinano has declined over the past 70 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 11,382 | — |
| 1950 | 14,843 | +30.4% |
| 1960 | 13,703 | −7.7% |
| 1970 | 12,301 | −10.2% |
| 1980 | 11,857 | −3.6% |
| 1990 | 11,552 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | 10,391 | −10.1% |
| 2010 | 9,239 | −11.1% |
| 2020 | 7,739 | −16.2% |
Education edit
Shinano has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation edit
Railway edit
Highway edit
Local attractions edit
- Lake Nojiri
- Naena Falls, one of the 100 Waterfalls of Japan
- Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum
Notable people from Shinano edit
- Kobayashi Issa, poet
Administrators edit
Mayors
- 1st generation- Shigeichiro Matsuki (October 1956-4th quarter of November 1970)
- 2nd generation- Kazuo Kobayashi (Nov. 1970-Nov. 4, 1986)
- 3rd generation- Akio Takeuchi (November 1986-November 1, 1990)
- 4th generation- Tadakazu Ogusa (Nov. 1990-Nov. 3, 2002)
- 5th generation- Hiroshi Hattori (November 2002-November 1, 2006)
- 6th generation- Shigehiro Matsuki (Nov. 2006-Nov. 2, 2014)
- 7th generation- Masatomo Yokokawa (November 2014 – present)
Town council edit
References edit
- ^ Shinano town official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Shinano population statistics
- ^ "信濃町議会とは". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "議長のご挨拶". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "信濃町議会のしくみ". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
External links edit
- Media related to Shinano, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)