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Asahi

朝日村
Asahi 朝日村
Village
	Asahi Village Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Asahi in Nagano Prefecture
	Asahi
	Coordinates: 36°7′24.8″N 137°51′58.4″E / 36.123556°N 137.866222°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Higashichikuma
Government
• Mayor	Hiroyuki Kobayashi (May 2019)
Area
• Total	70.62 km2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population (April 2019)
• Total	4,569
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese red pine
• Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Phone number	0263-99-2001
Address	Onozawa 296-5, Asahi-mura, Higashichikuma-gun, Nagano-ken 390-1188
Website	Official website

Asahi (朝日村, Asahi-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the village had an estimated population of 4,569 in 1533 households,^[2] and a population density of 63.4 persons per km². The total area of the village is 70.62 square kilometres (27.27 sq mi).

Geography

Nagawa is located in the centre of Nagano Prefecture within the Matsumoto Basin. Mount Hachimori (2446 meters) is the highest elevation in the village. The Shin-Shinano Frequency Converter Station is located in Asahi.

Climate

The village has a climate characterized by characterized by cool humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Asahi is 7.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2151 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -6.7 °C.^[3]

Surrounding municipalities

Nagano Prefecture
- Kiso
- Matsumoto
- Shiojiri
- Yamagata

History

The area of present-day Nagawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. Most of the area was part of the holdings of Matsumoto Domain, with a portion held by Takatō Domain during the Edo period. The village of Asahi was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Asahi has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	4,163	—
1950	5,253	+26.2%
1960	4,786	−8.9%
1970	4,332	−9.5%
1980	4,228	−2.4%
1990	4,381	+3.6%
2000	4,908	+12.0%
2010	4,741	−3.4%
2020	4,279	−9.7%

Education

Asahi has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated jointly between Asahi and neighboring Yamagata village. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

The village does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

The village is not located on any national highway.

References

^ 村長の部屋 [Mayor's Room]. Asahi Village (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ Asahi village official statistics Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
^ "Asahi climate data". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ "Asahi population statistics". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 25 March 2023.