Nose, Osaka
| Nose 能勢町 |
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 Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture |
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 Nose
Location in Japan
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| Coordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°ECoordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kansai Kinki |
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| Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture | |
| District | Toyono | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Kazuhiro Naka | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 98.68 km2 (38.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | ||
| • Total | 9,971 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 28 Shukuno, Nose-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0392 |
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| Website | www |
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Nose (能勢町 Nose-chō) (Japanese pronunciation: [nose]) is a town situated in Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 9,971 and a density of 100 persons per km². The total area is 98.68 km².
Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old Keyaki tree, 25 m tall, 11.95 m trunk circumference.[1]
In 1837, there was an important peasant revolt in Nose, in the context of the Tenpō famine (1833-1839), some months after Ōshio Heihachirō’s riot.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Osaka Toyono County: Noma Keyaki (in Japanese; google translation)
- ^ J. Newmark, Yamadaya Daisuke’s 1837 Nose Movement, Early Modern Japan: An Interdisciplinary Journal v. 22 (2014), p. 8-28
External links[edit]
Media related to Nose, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons- Nose official website (in Japanese)
| Wards of Osaka |
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| Wards of Sakai | ||
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| Minamikawachi District | ||
| Mishima District | ||
| Senboku District | ||
| Sennan District | ||
| Toyono District | ||
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