Narusawa, Yamanashi
Narusawa
鳴沢村 | |
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Village | |
 Mt Fuji from Narusawa michi-no-eki | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Narusawa in Yamanashi Prefecture | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu Tōkai |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture |
| District | Minamitsuru |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.58 km2 (34.59 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1, 2015) | |
| • Total | 2,921 |
| • Density | 32.6/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0555-85-2311 |
| Address | 1575 Narusawa-mura Minimitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken 401-0398 |
| Website | Official website |
Narusawa (鳴沢村, Narusawa-mura) is a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2015, the village had an estimated population of 2,921 and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area was 89.58 square kilometres (34.59 sq mi).
Geography
Narusawa is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji.
Neighboring municipalities
Yamanashi Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
History
The name Narusawa is mentioned in the Kamakura period Azuma Kagami, as a hamlet on the road connecting Kai Province with Suruga Province. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in July 1, 1889, the village of Narusawa was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Education
Narusawa has one elementary school.
Transportation
Highway
Sister city relations
- Sellières, Jura, Franche-Comté, France ,[1]
References
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Narusawa, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons
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