Ōkuwa

Ōkuwa 大桑村
Village
Ōkuwa Village Hall
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Location of Ōkuwa in Nagano Prefecture
Ōkuwa
Coordinates: 35°40′58.2″N 137°39′53.9″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Kiso
Area
• Total	234.47 km2 (90.53 sq mi)
Population  (October 2016)
• Total	3,773
• Density	16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Chamaecyparis obtusa
• Flower	Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Phone number	0264-55-3080
Address	2778 Nagano, Ōkuwa-mura, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 399-5503
Website	http://www.vill.ookuwa.nagano.jp/

Ōkuwa village form Mount Doppo

Ōkuwa (大桑村, Ōkuwa-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 3,773, and a population density of 16.1 persons per km². Its total area is 234.47 square kilometres (90.53 sq mi).

Geography

Ōkuwa is located in the Kiso Mountains of southwest Nagano Prefecture, bordered by the Atera Mountains to the west. The Kiso River flows through the village. Mount Utsugi (2864 meters) and Mount Minamikoma (2841 meters) are on the border of the village.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Iida
  • Komagane
  • Iijima
  • Agematsu
  • Nagiso
  • Ōtaki
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Nakatsugawa

History

The area of present-day Ōkuwa was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area developed as Suhara-juku and Nojiri-shuku two post stations on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period. The modern village of Ōkuwa was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system.

Education

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

Transportation

Railway

• [JR Tōkai - Chūō Main Line
  • Suhara - Ōkuwa - Nojiri

International relations

• – Shelbyville, Illinois, USA, sister city

Highway

• Japan National Route 19

External links

• Media related to Okuwa, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website Template:Ja icon