Country Japan District Minamisaku Area 209.6 km² Prefecture Nagano Prefecture | Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) Phone number 0267-78-2121 Population 4,664 (Oct 2016) Local time Saturday 5:14 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 525 Omiyama Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-1405 Weather -1°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 59% Humidity Points of interest Chateraise Ski Resort Yatsugatake, Ogawayama, Goroyama, Onnayama, Akagaoyama | ||
Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village located in Minamisaku District in south-central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 4664 and a population density of 22.3 persons per km². Its total area was 209.61 square kilometres (80.93 sq mi). Its village office is located at 1,185 meters, the highest of any municipality in Japan. Kawakami is famous for its lettuce, as well as the Kawakami-ken breed of dogs.
Contents
- Map of Kawakami Minamisaku District Nagano Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Noted people from Kawakami
- References
Map of Kawakami, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Kawakami is located in mountainous eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture to the south, Gunma Prefecture to the north and Saitama Prefecture to the east. Mount Kinpu (2499 meters) is partly located within this village.
Although it is not widely known, the source of the Chikuma River, the longest river in Japan, is in Kawakami. This fact is a point of local pride, as it appears in various school songs.
Much of the village is within the borders of the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Kawakami was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Kawakami was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Economy
Agriculture, particularly the cultivation of lettuce, and forestry are mainstays of the local economy.
Education
Kawakami has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.