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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Nara Prefecture

Population
  
707 (1 Mar 2010)

District
  
Yoshino District, Nara

Region
  
Kansai

Area
  
274 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 8:38 PM

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
330 Kawai, Kamikitayama-mura, Nara-ken 639-3701

Website
  
vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp

Weather
  
5°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 55% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Mount Ōdaigahara, Mt Hachigyogatake, Kodokoro Hot Spring, Nakano Falls, Keitokuji

Kamikitayama (上北山村, Kamikitayama-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Kamikitayama, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan

As of August 6, 2012, the village has an estimated population of between 500 and 600. The total area is 274.05 km2.

The village has an aging population. Between 2002 and 2007 the population declined by 15.6%. This trend has continued.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Nara Prefecture
  • Shimokitayama
  • Gojō
  • Totsukawa
  • Kawakami
  • Tenkawa
  • Mie Prefecture
  • Kumano
  • Owase
  • Ōdai
  • Kihoku
  • Education

  • Primary Schools
  • Kamikitayama Elementary School
  • Junior High Schools
  • Kamikitayama Junior High School
  • As of 2012 the two schools have a combined student population of 27. Even with such a small student body, in 2009 the village began employing an ALT(Assistant Language Teacher) of English from the JET Programme to live and work in village.

    Notable places

  • Yoshino-Kumano National Park
  • Mount Ōdaigahara
  • Sakamoto Dam
  • Higashinokawa Post Office
  • References

    Kamikitayama, Nara Wikipedia


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