Kawakami, Nagano
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Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village located in Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,939 and a density of 23.56 persons per km². The total area is 209.61 km². Its village office is located at 1,185m, the highest of any municipality in Japan. Kawakami is famous for its lettuce, as well as the Kawakami-ken breed of dogs.[1]
Although it is not widely known, the source of the Chikuma River, the longest river in Japan, is in Kawakami.[2] They maintain this as a point of pride, as it appears in various school songs.
References
- ^ "Kawakami Village Home Page". Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "The Source of the Chikuma River".
External links
- Media related to Kawakami, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawakami official website Template:En icon
- Kawakami official website Template:Ja icon