Nakanoto, Ishikawa Explained

Nakanoto
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Japan
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Coordinates:36.9894°N 136.9015°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Chūbu
Hokuriku
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Ishikawa
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kashima
Leader Title:-Mayor
Area Total Km2:89.45
Population Total:18278
Population As Of:February 1, 2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank1 Name Sec1:- Tree
Blank1 Info Sec1:Sakura
Blank2 Name Sec1:- Flower
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Blank3 Info Sec1:Japanese bush-warbler
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Blank Info Sec2:0767-74-1234
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Blank1 Info Sec2:9-46 Suezaka, Nakanoto-cho, Kashima-gun, Ishikawa-ken 929-1792

is a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 18,278 in 6,625 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 246.76sqkm.

Geography

Nakanoto occupies the base of Noto Peninsula and is bordered by Toyama Prefecture to the south. Natural features of Nakanoto include Mount Sekidou and Fudo waterfall. It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by train. Nakanoto has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakanoto is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2411 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]

Neighbouring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakanoto has declined over the past 50 years.

History

The area around Nakanoto was part of ancient Noto Province. During the Sengoku Period (1467–1568), the area was contested between the Hatakeyama clan, Uesugi clan and Maeda clan, with the area becoming part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kashima District, Ishikawa.

The town was founded on March 1, 2005 from the merger of three towns in the district: Kashima, Rokusei, and Toriya.

Education

Nakanoto has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line

Highway

Local attractions

Mascot

Nakanoto's mascot is, created on 2012, based on the local legend of two Orihime. Her birthday is 7 July.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.town.nakanoto.ishikawa.jp/webapps/www/info/detail.jsp?id=5514 Official home page
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/location/1068221/ Nakanoto climate data
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Nakanoto population statistics
  4. Web site: July 25, 2022 . 中能登町マスコットキャラクター おりひめ - ご当地キャラじまん - 全国町村会 . 2024-03-23 . 全国町村会 (National Association of Towns and Village) . ja.