• Source: Takamori, Nagano

Takamori (高森町, Takamori-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2014, the town had an estimated population of 13.067 in 4427 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 45.36 square kilometres (17.51 sq mi).




Geography


Takamori is in the mountainous south of Nagano Prefecture, in a valley formed by the Tenryu River between the Kiso Mountains and the Akaishi Mountains




= Surrounding municipalities

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Nagano Prefecture
Iida
Matsukawa
Takagi
Toyooka




= Climate

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The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Takamori is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1628 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C.




Demographics


Per Japanese census data, the population of Takamori has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.




History


The area of present-day Takamori was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern town was established on July 1, 1956, by the merger of the villages of Ichida and Yamabuki.




Economy


Takamori is traditionally noted for its production of persimmons. The Yokohama Rubber Company has a plant in Takamori.




Education


Takamori has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.




Transportation






= Railway

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JR Tokai – Iida Line
Shimo-Ichida - Ichida - Shimodaira - Yamabuki




= Highway

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Chūō Expressway
National Route 153




Sister cities


Omaezaki, Shizuoka




In popular culture


In Season 6 of the animated spy comedy Archer, holdout soldier Sato Kentaro encounters the titular character in the jungles of Borneo. Ensuing discussion reveals that Sato, his wife, and young daughter lived in Takamori before the outbreak of World War II.




References






External links


Media related to Takamori, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
Official Website (in Japanese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Prefektur Nagano
• Nagano
• Stasiun Shimodaira
• Stasiun Shimoichida
• Stasiun Ichida
• Stasiun Yamabuki
• Iida, Nagano
• Minamiaiki, Nagano
• Shiojiri, Nagano
• Komagane, Nagano
• Takamori, Nagano
• Nagano Prefecture
• Takamori
• Toyooka, Nagano
• Takagi, Nagano
• Chūō Alps Quasi-National Park
• Matsukawa, Nagano (Shimoina)
• Tenryū Koshibu Suikei Prefectural Natural Park
• Shimoina District, Nagano
• Shimodaira Station