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{{nihongo|'''Nakatsugawa'''|中津川市|Nakatsugawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the [[Tōnō]] region of [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The city was founded on April 1, 1952.
[[file:Magome 2009 5.JPG|thumb|[[Magome-juku]] on the Nakasendō]]
{{Nihongo|'''Nakatsugawa'''|中津川市|Nakatsugawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2018|12|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 78,930, and a [[population density]] of 120 persons per km<sup>2</sup> in 30,788 households<ref>[http://www.city.nakatsugawa.gifu.jp/page/uploads/author1_1/2019/12月_地区_男女別人口_世帯数.pdf Nakatsugawa official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The total area of the city was {{convert|676.45|sqkm|sqmi}}.


==History==
==Geography==
Nakatsugawa is in the [[Tōnō]] region of far eastern Gifu Prefecture, bordering on Nagano Prefecture. [[Mount Ena]], the southernmost of the [[Kiso Mountains]] on the border between Nakatsugawa, Aichi and Nagano Prefecture is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of {{convert|2191|m|ft}}. The [[Kiso River]] and the [[Agi River]] flow through the city.
{{stack|[[File:Nakatsugawa.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown area of Nakatsugawa]]}}
During Japan's [[Edo period]], Nakatsugawa was a [[shukuba|post town]], known as [[Nakatsugawa-juku]], one of the [[69 Stations of the Nakasendō]] along the [[Nakasendō]]. The travel route ran from the [[Nihonbashi]] in [[Edo]] (modern-day [[Tokyo]]) to [[Sanjō Ōhashi]] in the imperial capital of [[Kyoto]]. It was one of the five major routes used in the Edo period, and one of two that connected Edo and Kyoto.
Nakatsugawa is planned as a stop for the [[Chūō Shinkansen]] maglev train line.


==Mergers==
===Climate===
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Nakatsugawa is {{cvt|13.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1907.1|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|26.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.1|C}}.<ref name=normals/>
On February 13, 2005, the towns of [[Tsukechi, Gifu|Tsukechi]], [[Fukuoka, Gifu|Fukuoka]] and [[Sakashita, Gifu|Sakashita]] and the villages of [[Hirukawa, Gifu|Hirukawa]], [[Kashimo, Gifu|Kashimo]] and [[Kawaue, Gifu|Kawaue]] (all from the former [[Ena District, Gifu|Ena District]]), and the village of [[Yamaguchi, Nagano|Yamaguchi]] (from [[Kiso District, Nagano|Kiso District]], [[Nagano Prefecture]]) were merged into Nakatsugawa.<ref name=nakatsugawa>{{cite web|title=中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27|url=http://www.city.nakatsugawa.gifu.jp/wiki/images/7/7d/%E4%B8%AD%E6%B4%A5%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82%E7%B4%B9%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%88HP%E7%89%88%EF%BC%8907.03.27.pdf|work=Nakatsugawa official website|accessdate=August 19, 2011|language=Japanese}}</ref>
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|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Nakatsugawa (2010−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present)
|Jan record high C = 14.8
|Feb record high C = 19.0
|Mar record high C = 24.1
|Apr record high C = 29.2
|May record high C = 32.6
|Jun record high C = 35.1
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 38.8
|Sep record high C = 36.5
|Oct record high C = 31.3
|Nov record high C = 23.8
|Dec record high C = 21.8
|Jan record low C = -10.4
|Feb record low C = -10.2
|Mar record low C = -6.8
|Apr record low C = -4.2
|May record low C = 1.3
|Jun record low C = 7.6
|Jul record low C = 16.5
|Aug record low C = 15.8
|Sep record low C = 7.9
|Oct record low C = 0.7
|Nov record low C = -3.1
|Dec record low C = -8.4
|Jan high C = 6.9
|Feb high C = 8.6
|Mar high C = 13.5
|Apr high C = 18.6
|May high C = 24.4
|Jun high C = 27.0
|Jul high C = 30.6
|Aug high C = 32.4
|Sep high C = 28.0
|Oct high C = 22.2
|Nov high C = 15.8
|Dec high C = 9.2
|Jan mean C = 1.1
|Feb mean C = 2.3
|Mar mean C = 6.5
|Apr mean C = 11.7
|May mean C = 17.5
|Jun mean C = 21.0
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 26.1
|Sep mean C = 22.1
|Oct mean C = 16.1
|Nov mean C = 9.4
|Dec mean C = 3.6
|Jan low C = -3.5
|Feb low C = -2.7
|Mar low C = 0.7
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 11.1
|Jun low C = 16.4
|Jul low C = 20.9
|Aug low C = 21.9
|Sep low C = 17.7
|Oct low C = 11.4
|Nov low C = 4.3
|Dec low C = -0.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 90.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 141.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 165.3
|May precipitation mm = 153.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 219.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 289.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 240.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 241.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 178.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 91.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 76.1
|year precipitation mm = 1907.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 7.7
|Mar precipitation days = 10.1
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 9.9
|Jun precipitation days = 13.8
|Jul precipitation days = 15.5
|Aug precipitation days = 12.9
|Sep precipitation days = 11.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.9
|Nov precipitation days = 7.5
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|Jan sun = 160.8
|Feb sun = 160.9
|Mar sun = 195.3
|Apr sun = 191.2
|May sun = 230.3
|Jun sun = 157.3
|Jul sun = 167.8
|Aug sun = 195.3
|Sep sun = 160.1
|Oct sun = 164.4
|Nov sun = 154.6
|Dec sun = 137.3
|year sun = 2077.9
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name=normals>{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = May 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = May 30, 2022}}</ref>}}


===Neighbouring municipalities===
Following the merger, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 86,498 and a [[population density]] of 128 persons per km². The post-merger total area is 676.38&nbsp;km².
*[[Gifu Prefecture]]
**[[Ena, Gifu|Ena]]
**[[Gero, Gifu|Gero]]
**[[Shirakawa, Gifu (town)|Shirakawa]]
**[[Higashishirakawa, Gifu|Higashishirakawa]]
*[[Nagano Prefecture]]
**[[Kiso, Nagano (town)|Kiso]]
**[[Ōtaki, Nagano|Ōtaki]]
**[[Ōkuwa, Nagano|Ōkuwa]]
**[[Achi, Nagano|Achi]]
**[[Hiraya, Nagano|Hiraya]]


==Demographics==
==Local Specialties==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-gifu.php Nakatsugawa population statistics]</ref> the population of Nakatsugawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The Japanese place a high priority on food, particularly during traveling and touring, and most regions in Japan are well known for their particular local delicacies. For the Japanese, sampling these on one's travels is considered one of the highlights of travel within Japan.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 79,593
| 1980 | 83,539
| 1990 | 84,410
| 2000 | 85,004
| 2010 | 80,910
| 2020 | 76,570
|align = none
| footnote =
}}


==History==
Nakatsugawa is known for its abundant chestnut harvest and the chestnut delicacies known as kurikinton ([[:ja:栗きんとん|栗きんとん]]). Kurikinton are produced by first boiling and then mashing the chestnuts, then mixing them with sugar and reforming them into a chestnut shape. They are widely available during the Autumn months. Many families make their own in their own kitchens, while purchased kurikinton are extremely popular as well for home consumption and as gifts.
The area around Nakatsugawa was part of traditional [[Mino Province]]. During the [[Edo period]], much of the area was under the control of [[Owari Domain]], [[Naegi Domain]] and [[Iwamura Domain]], or was ''[[tenryō]]'' under direction control of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. [[Nakatsugawa-juku]] prospered as one of the [[69 Stations of the Nakasendō]] along the [[Nakasendō]] highway connecting [[Edo]] with [[Kyoto]]. In the post-[[Meiji restoration]] cadastral reforms, [[Ena District, Gifu|Ena District]] in Gifu prefecture was created, and Nakatsugawa was proclaimed a town per the April 1, 1897 establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakatsugawa merged with the town of Naegi in 1951 and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1952. Nakatsugawa annexed the village of Nakamoto in 1954, Ochiai in 1956, and Agi in 1957. On February 13, 2005, the towns of [[Tsukechi, Gifu|Tsukechi]], [[Fukuoka, Gifu|Fukuoka]] and [[Sakashita, Gifu|Sakashita]] and the villages of [[Hirukawa, Gifu|Hirukawa]], [[Kashimo, Gifu|Kashimo]] and [[Kawaue, Gifu|Kawaue]] (all from the former [[Ena District, Gifu|Ena District]]), and the village of [[Yamaguchi, Nagano|Yamaguchi]] (from [[Kiso District, Nagano|Kiso District]], [[Nagano Prefecture]]) were merged into Nakatsugawa.<ref name=nakatsugawa>{{cite web|title=中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27|url=http://www.city.nakatsugawa.gifu.jp/wiki/images/7/7d/%E4%B8%AD%E6%B4%A5%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82%E7%B4%B9%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%88HP%E7%89%88%EF%BC%8907.03.27.pdf|work=Nakatsugawa official website|access-date=August 19, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>

==Government==
Nakatsugawa has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 24 members.

==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
*[[Chukyo Gakuin University]]
*[[Nagoya University]] - Nakatsugawa campus

===Primary and secondary education===
Nakatsugawa has 19 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and one public high school operated by the city government.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Railway===
*[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] - [[JR Central]] - [[Chūō Main Line]]
** {{STN|Sakashita}} - {{STN| Ochiaigawa}} - {{STN| Nakatsugawa}} - {{STN|Mino-Sakamoto}}
*[[File:Akechi Railway Logo.svg|18px]] [[Akechi Railway]] (Akechi Line)
** {{STN|Iinuma}} - {{STN|Agi}}

===Highway===
*[[File:Japan road sign 325.svg|22px]] [[Chūō Expressway]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|256}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|257}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|363}}

==Sister city relations==
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Registro]], [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], since 1980

=== Domestic ===

* {{flagicon|Kanagawa Prefecture}} - [[Ōiso]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], since 1973
* {{flagicon|Nagano Prefecture}} - [[Komoro, Nagano|Komoro]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], since 1973

==Local attractions==
*''Kurikinton'' - Nakatsugawa is known for its abundant chestnut harvest and the chestnut delicacy known as ''kurikinton'' ([[:ja:栗きんとん|栗きんとん]]). ''Kurikinton'' is produced by boiling and mashing the chestnuts, then mixing them with sugar and reforming into a chestnut shape. It is widely available during the autumn months. Many families make their own, while purchased ''kurikinton'' is popular as well for home consumption and as gifts.
*[[Takamine guitars|Takamine Co]]., a Japanese guitar manufacturer known for its steel-string acoustic guitars is headquartered in Nakatsugawa.
*[[Misaka Pass]], a National Historic Site


==Notable people from Nakatsugawa==
===Railroad===
*[[Seison Maeda]], ''Nihonga'' painter
*[[JR Central]] ([[Chūō Main Line]]): [[Sakashita Station]], [[Ochiaigawa Station]], [[Nakatsugawa Station]], [[Mino-Sakamoto Station]]
*[[Junji Ito]], horror mangaka
*[[Akechi Railway]] (Akechi Line): [[Iinuma Station]], [[Agi Station]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.city.nakatsugawa.gifu.jp/ Nakatsugawa City official website] {{ja icon}}
* {{official|1=https://www.city.nakatsugawa.lg.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}


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Latest revision as of 00:11, 5 November 2023

Nakatsugawa
中津川市
City
Nakatsugawa City Hall
Nakatsugawa City Hall
Flag of Nakatsugawa
Flag
Official seal of Nakatsugawa
Seal
Location of Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture
Location of Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture
Nakatsugawa is located in Japan
Nakatsugawa
Nakatsugawa
 
Coordinates: 35°29′15.3″N 137°30′2.1″E / 35.487583°N 137.500583°E / 35.487583; 137.500583
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
PrefectureGifu
Government
 • MayorSetsuji Aoyama (since January 2012)[1]
Area
 • Total676.45 km2 (261.18 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2018)
 • Total78,930
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0573-66-1111
AddressKayanoki-chō 2-1, Nakatsugawa-shi, Gifu-ken 508-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerEnkianthus campanulatus
TreeSciadopitys verticillata
Magome-juku on the Nakasendō

Nakatsugawa (中津川市, Nakatsugawa-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 31 December 2018, the city had an estimated population of 78,930, and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 30,788 households[2] The total area of the city was 676.45 square kilometres (261.18 sq mi).

Geography

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Nakatsugawa is in the Tōnō region of far eastern Gifu Prefecture, bordering on Nagano Prefecture. Mount Ena, the southernmost of the Kiso Mountains on the border between Nakatsugawa, Aichi and Nagano Prefecture is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of 2,191 metres (7,188 ft). The Kiso River and the Agi River flow through the city.

Climate

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The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nakatsugawa is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,907.1 mm (75.08 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C (79.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C (34.0 °F).[3]

Climate data for Nakatsugawa (2010−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		29.2
(84.6) 		32.6
(90.7) 		35.1
(95.2) 		39.2
(102.6) 		38.8
(101.8) 		36.5
(97.7) 		31.3
(88.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.5
(56.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		15.8
(60.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		19.8
(67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0) 		2.3
(36.1) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		3.6
(38.5) 		13.5
(56.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.7
(33.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		17.7
(63.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		4.3
(39.7) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		8.6
(47.4)
Record low °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		1.3
(34.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		15.8
(60.4) 		7.9
(46.2) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−10.4
(13.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.0
(2.32) 		90.6
(3.57) 		141.0
(5.55) 		165.3
(6.51) 		153.8
(6.06) 		219.5
(8.64) 		289.7
(11.41) 		240.1
(9.45) 		241.8
(9.52) 		178.5
(7.03) 		91.4
(3.60) 		76.1
(3.00) 		1,907.1
(75.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.9 7.7 10.1 10.5 9.9 13.8 15.5 12.9 11.6 9.9 7.5 8.7 124
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.8 160.9 195.3 191.2 230.3 157.3 167.8 195.3 160.1 164.4 154.6 137.3 2,077.9
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Neighbouring municipalities

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Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Nakatsugawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 79,593—    
1980 83,539+5.0%
1990 84,410+1.0%
2000 85,004+0.7%
2010 80,910−4.8%
2020 76,570−5.4%

History

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The area around Nakatsugawa was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, much of the area was under the control of Owari Domain, Naegi Domain and Iwamura Domain, or was tenryō under direction control of the Tokugawa shogunate. Nakatsugawa-juku prospered as one of the 69 Stations of the Nakasendō along the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Ena District in Gifu prefecture was created, and Nakatsugawa was proclaimed a town per the April 1, 1897 establishment of the modern municipalities system. Nakatsugawa merged with the town of Naegi in 1951 and was elevated to city status on April 1, 1952. Nakatsugawa annexed the village of Nakamoto in 1954, Ochiai in 1956, and Agi in 1957. On February 13, 2005, the towns of Tsukechi, Fukuoka and Sakashita and the villages of Hirukawa, Kashimo and Kawaue (all from the former Ena District), and the village of Yamaguchi (from Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture) were merged into Nakatsugawa.[6]

Government

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Nakatsugawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members.

Education

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Colleges and universities

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Primary and secondary education

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Nakatsugawa has 19 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has four public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and one public high school operated by the city government.

Transportation

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Railway

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Highway

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Sister city relations

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Domestic

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Local attractions

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  • Kurikinton - Nakatsugawa is known for its abundant chestnut harvest and the chestnut delicacy known as kurikinton (栗きんとん). Kurikinton is produced by boiling and mashing the chestnuts, then mixing them with sugar and reforming into a chestnut shape. It is widely available during the autumn months. Many families make their own, while purchased kurikinton is popular as well for home consumption and as gifts.
  • Takamine Co., a Japanese guitar manufacturer known for its steel-string acoustic guitars is headquartered in Nakatsugawa.
  • Misaka Pass, a National Historic Site

Notable people from Nakatsugawa

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References

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  1. ^ 市長の部屋／中津川市 [Mayor's Room]. Nakatsugawa official page (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Nakatsugawa official statistics (in Japanese)
  3. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Nakatsugawa population statistics
  6. ^ "中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27" (PDF). Nakatsugawa official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2011.
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