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Shinano

信濃町
Shinano 信濃町
Town
	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

View of Shinano Town. Mount Madarao and Lake Nojiri on the left.

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).

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.

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

Nagano Prefecture
- Iiyama
- Iizuna
- Nagano
Niigata Prefecture
- Myōkō

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 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)
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Shinano has declined over the past 70 years.

Historical population
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%