Nakanojo, Gunma
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Agatsuma District, Gunma
, Japan
.
As of July 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population
of 17,931 and a population density
of 40.8 persons per km². There are a total of 6,059 households in town. The total area is 439.28 km² and an elevation of 400 m above sea level. The town's area is 83% mountains and forests (197 km²). The town mayor is (2004).
On March 28, 2010, the village of Kuni
, from Agatsuma District
, merged into Nakanojō.
s, five elementary schools
(Nakanojō, Sawada, Isama, Nakuta, and Kuni), three junior high schools
(Nakanojō, West Nakanojō, and Kuni), one high school
, and one agricultural high school.
resorts. There are two major hot spring resort areas within the town.
The larger and more famous on is Shima Hot Springs. Shima is tucked into the mountains on the north end of town. The name means 40,000, and represents the 40,000 ailments the water is supposed to cure. The other resort is called Sawatari Hot Springs. It can be reached by taking route 55 from highway 353.
Agatsuma Line
(East Japan Railway Company
)
One section of National Highway 353
ends in Shima, Nakanojō.
There is an other section of National Highway 405
ends in Lake Nozori
, Nakanojō.
Folk Dance.
The following communities once belonged to the former Kuni area.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Agatsuma District, Gunma
Agatsuma District, Gunma
is a district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 60,253 and a population density of 47.1 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of July 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 17,931 and a population density
Population density
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of 40.8 persons per km². There are a total of 6,059 households in town. The total area is 439.28 km² and an elevation of 400 m above sea level. The town's area is 83% mountains and forests (197 km²). The town mayor is (2004).
On March 28, 2010, the village of Kuni
Kuni, Gunma
was a village located in Agatsuma District, Gunma, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the village had an estimated population of 1,788 and a population density of 9.41 persons per km². The total area was 202.81 km²....
, from Agatsuma District
Agatsuma District, Gunma
is a district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 60,253 and a population density of 47.1 persons per km²...
, merged into Nakanojō.
Surrounding municipalities
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- Kusatsu
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- Sakae
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- Yuzawa
Education
Nakanojō has four kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
s, five elementary schools
Primary education
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(Nakanojō, Sawada, Isama, Nakuta, and Kuni), three junior high schools
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
(Nakanojō, West Nakanojō, and Kuni), one high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, and one agricultural high school.
Tourism
The main draw of tourists to Nakanojō are the natural hot springOnsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...
resorts. There are two major hot spring resort areas within the town.
The larger and more famous on is Shima Hot Springs. Shima is tucked into the mountains on the north end of town. The name means 40,000, and represents the 40,000 ailments the water is supposed to cure. The other resort is called Sawatari Hot Springs. It can be reached by taking route 55 from highway 353.
Train stations
There are two train stations in Nakanojō.Agatsuma Line
Agatsuma Line
The is a local rail line in Gunma, Japan, and is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. Roughly following the Agatsuma River, it runs 55.6 km between and stations....
(East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
)
- Nakanojō Station
- Ichishiro Station
Highways
- National Highway 145Route 145 (Japan)National Route 145 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naganohara, Gunma and Numata, Gunma in Japan, with a total length of 49.8 km ....
- National Highway 292Route 292 (Japan)National Route 292 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naganohara, Gunma and Myōkō, Niigata in Japan, with a total length of 112.6 km ....
One section of National Highway 353
Route 353 (Japan)
National Route 353 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kiryū, Gunma and Kashiwazaki, Niigata in Japan, with a total length of 187.4 km ....
ends in Shima, Nakanojō.
There is an other section of National Highway 405
Route 405 (Japan)
National Route 405 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nakanojō, Gunma and Jōetsu, Niigata in Japan, with a total length of 109.6 km ....
ends in Lake Nozori
Nozori Dam
is a dam located in the town of Nakanojō, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan....
, Nakanojō.
Festivals
Nakanojō has three main festivals during the year. In winter, there is the Tori-oi Matsuri. This involves pounding on large drum all around town to scare birds (for good crops) or demons (for good luck) away for the new year. In summer, there is the Nakanojō Matsuri in August and the Ise-machi Matsuri in September. The Ise-machi Matsuri features the YagibushiYagibushi
The Yagibushi is a popular folk song and dance performed at matsuri in Gunma and Tochigi, Japan. It consists of dancers with broad hats called kasa going in a counter clockwise circle around a mikoshi...
Folk Dance.
Communities
- Akasaka (赤坂)
- Aoyama (青山)
- Arigawa (蟻川)
- Daidou (大道)
- Gotanda (五反田)
- Ichishiro (市城)
- Ise-machi (伊勢町)
- Iwamoto (岩本)
- Nakuta (名久田)
- Orida (折田)
- Ōtsuka (大塚)
- Upper Sawatari (上沢渡)
- Lower Sawatari (下沢渡)
- Shima (四万)
- Taira (平)
- Tochikubo (栃窪)
- West Nakanojo (西中之条)
- Yamada (山田)
The following communities once belonged to the former Kuni area.
- Akaiwa (赤岩）
- Hikage (日影)
- Iriyama (入山)
- Kosame (小雨）
- Ōshi (太子)
External links
- Nakanojō official website
- About Nakanojō (In English, but lots of outdated info)
- American Friendship Dolls at Nakanojō Daisan Elementary School