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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Gunma Prefecture

Phone number
  
0278-58-2111

Local time
  
Saturday 9:45 AM

Region
  
Kantō

District
  
Tone

Population
  
4,458 (Feb 2015)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ozegahara, Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway, Hatomachi‑tōge Pass, Mt Shibutsu, Mount Nikkō‑Shirane

Katashina (片品村, Katashina-mura) is a village located in Tone District of northern Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of February 2015, the village had an estimated population of 4,458 and a population density of 11.4 persons per km2. Its total area was 391.76 km2. Much of the village is within the borders of Oze National Park.

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Map of Katashina, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Located in northern Gunma, Katashina is bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the east and Fukushima Prefecture to the northeast. The village is very mountainous, with the highest elevation being 2578m and the lowest 640m. The temperature can reach up to 36°C in the summer, but in the winter, it can drop to -18°C. The average temperature is 11°C, the yearly precipitation is 1042 mm, and amount of snowfall is 95 cm, with the snowy period lasting for 120 days.

  • Mountains: Mount Nikkō-Shirane (2578m), Mount Shibutsu (2228m), Mount Hotaka(2158m)
  • Rivers: Katashina River, Ōtaki River
  • Lakes: Marunuma (Maru Swamp), Suganuma

    • Surrounding municipalities

  • Gunma Prefecture
  • Numata
  • Minakami
  • Kawaba
  • Tochigi Prefecture
  • Nikko
  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Hinoemata
  • Niigata Prefecture
  • Uonuma

    • History

    The area of present-day Kawabe was part of the tenryō holdings within Kōzuke Province administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. On April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration, Katashina village was established within Tone District, Gunma.

    Economy

    The economy of Katashina is heavily dependent on seasonal tourism to ski resorts and to onsen hot springs.

    Education

    Katashina has four elementary schools (Minami-sho, Kata-sho, Kita-sho, Hotaka-sho) and one middle school.

    Transportation

    Katashina is not served by any railway lines.

    Highways

  • Japan National Route 120
  • Japan National Route 401

    • Local attractions

  • Katashina Hot Springs
  • Hanasaku Hot Springs
  • Oze Tokura Hot Springs
  • Marunuma Hot Springs
  • Shirane Hot Springs
  • Ozegahara - Oze National Park
  • Marunuma Dam
  • Sonohara Dam
  • Konsei Mountain Pass
  • Chigira Farm
  • Marunuma Plateau Ski Resort
  • Katashina Plateau Ski Resort
  • Oze Iwakura Ski Area
  • Oze Tokura Ski Area
  • Hotaka Bokujo Ski Area
  • Oguna Hotaka Ski Area
  • Ca et la Ski Resort Oze

    • References

    Katashina, Gunma Wikipedia
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