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  / 36.123556; 137.866222
Country	Japan
Region	Ch?bu ( K?shin'etsu )
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Higashichikuma
Government
? Mayor	Hiroyuki Kobayashi (May 2019) [1]
Area
? Total	70.62 km 2 (27.27 sq mi)
Population   (April 2019)
? Total	4,569
? Density	65/km 2 (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 [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

The village has a climate characterized by characterized by cool humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall ( Koppen 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 [ edit ]

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Matsumoto
  • Shiojiri
  • Yamagata
  • Kiso

History [ edit ]

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 Takat? Domain during the Edo period . The village of Asahi was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern municipalities system.

Demographics [ edit ]

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

Education [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Railway [ edit ]

The village does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway [ edit ]

The village is not located on any national highway.

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Asahi, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)