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Shimojō, Nagano

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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Shimoina

Area
  
38.12 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 11:30 PM

Region
  
Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)

Phone number
  
0260-27-2311

Population
  
3,870 (Oct 2016)

Prefecture
  
Nagano Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
8801-1 Mutsuzawa, Shimojō-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-2101

Weather
  
2°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 99% Humidity

Shimojō (下條村, Shimojō-mura) is a village located in Shimoina District in southern Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 3,870 and a population density of 102 persons per km². Its total area was 38.12 square kilometres (14.72 sq mi).

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Map of Shimojo, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Considered to be a "miracle village," the village of Shimojō has defied the declining birthrate noted in Japan as well increasing capital revenue by increasing worker efficiency. In 2003-2005, the village birthrate, "was 2.12...against the national average of 1.25 in 2005" while, "...personal expenses were cut by ¥450 million". Reforms have thus allowed the village to grow without government subsidies due to its sufficient capital which has allowed the village, as village head Ito Kihei remarks, to offer, "places to enjoy...such facilities as a mobile library, a swimming pool and a culture hall [while] enriching the child-raising environment and assistance by making medical expenses free for children through junior high school."

Geography

Shimojō is located mountainous southern Nagano Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Nagano Prefecture
  • Iida
  • Anan
  • Achi
  • Yasuoka
  • History

    The area of present-day Shimojō was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern village of Shimojō was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system.

    Education

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

    Railway

  • The village does not have any passenger railway service
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 151
  • References

    Shimojō, Nagano Wikipedia