Chino, Nagano

Chino 茅野市
City
Chino City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Chino in Nagano Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
Government
• - Mayor	Chiyokazu Yanagidaira (since April 2007)
Area
• Total	266.59 km2 (102.93 sq mi)
Population  (October 2016)
• Total	55,251
• Density	207/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Silver birch
• Flower	Japanese gentian
Phone number	026-273-1111
Address	2-6-1 Tsukahara-cho, Chino-shi, Nagano-ken 391-8501
Website	www.city.chino.lg.jp

Tateshina Highland from Mt.Kitayokodake

Chino (茅野市, Chino-shi) is a city located in central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the city had an estimated population of 55,251 and a population density of 207 persons per km². Its total area was 266.59 square kilometres (102.93 sq mi).

Geography

Lake Shirakaba

Chino is located in a mountainous area of east-central Nagano prefecture. Notable mountains within the city limits include Mount Yatsugatake, Mount Tateshina and Mount Kirigamine. Chino city hall is located at an elevation of 801 meters, and is thus the highest city hall location in Japan.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Suwa
  • Saku
  • Ina
  • Koumi
  • Minamimaki
  • Sakuho
  • Tateshina
  • Nagawa
  • Fujimi
  • Hara

History

The area of present-day Chino was part of ancient Shinano Province and was part of Suwa Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. The village of Eimei in Suwa District was established by the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status and renamed Chino on May 3, 1948. Chino was elevated to city status on August 1, 1958.

Education

Chino has nine public elementary schools and four public middle schools. There is one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education, and one private high school. The Tokyo University of Science, Suwa is also located in Chino.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Chūō Main Line
  • Aoyagi - Chino

Highway

• Chūō Expressway
• National Route 20
• National Route 152
• National Route 299

Sister city relations

• - Longmont, Colorado, USA from 1990.

Local attractions

• Suwa Taisha

External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon