Shinano, Nagano

Shinano (信濃町, Shinano-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2019, 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
Town
Shinano Town Hall
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Location of Shinano in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano
 
Coordinates: 36°48′22.7″N 138°12′25.3″E
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
PrefectureNagano
DistrictKamiminochi
Area
 • Total149.30 km2 (57.65 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2019)
 • Total8,339
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreePrunus sargentii
• FlowerCosmos
• BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number026-255-3111
Address428-2 Kashiwabara, Shinano-machi, Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano-ken 389-1305
WebsiteOfficial website
Kurohime Ski area

Geography

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

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Shinano has started to decline over the past 30 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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%

Climate

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 10.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1358 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.5 °C.[3]

Climate data for Shinano (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)		 1.6
(34.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 13.5
(56.3)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 22.8
(73.0)		 16.7
(62.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 4.4
(39.9)		 14.2
(57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 0.6
(33.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 12.9
(55.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 17.7
(63.9)		 11.2
(52.2)		 5.1
(41.2)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 9.1
(48.4)
Average low °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4)		 −8
(18)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 1.7
(35.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 17.2
(63.0)		 18.3
(64.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 6.5
(43.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 4.4
(39.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.5
(4.19)		 91.7
(3.61)		 91.8
(3.61)		 64.7
(2.55)		 84.6
(3.33)		 122.7
(4.83)		 178.5
(7.03)		 112.3
(4.42)		 146.0
(5.75)		 96.7
(3.81)		 80.4
(3.17)		 92.9
(3.66)		 1,268.8
(49.96)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 251
(99)		 212
(83)		 138
(54)		 17
(6.7)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 20
(7.9)		 162
(64)		 800
(314.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.6 104.5 135.3 177.1 179.6 137.9 135.5 173.0 119.7 125.4 113.3 100.5 1,592.4
Source: [4]

History

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.

Education

Shinano has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people from Shinano

Administrators

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
  • Number of lawmakers: 12 (term of office: until March 31, 2021)[5]
  • Chair: Moriyama Konomi[6]
  • Since January 2013, it has adopted the “Full Year Assembly”[7]

References
  1. Shinano town official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. Shinano population statistics
  3. Shinano climate data
  4. Japan Meteorological Agency
  5. "信濃町議会とは". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. "議長のご挨拶". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. "信濃町議会のしくみ". 信濃町 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-28.


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