| Toyooka | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.5515°N 137.8959°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagano |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shimoina |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.79 |
| Population Total: | 6704 |
| Population As Of: | April 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus densiflora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Magnolia kobus |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0265-35-3311 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3120 Kumashiro, Toyooka-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 399-3202 |
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 6,704 in 2156 households,[1] and a population density of 87 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 85.2sqkm.
Toyooka is located in the Ina Valley in mountainous southern of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the village.
The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Toyooka is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toyooka has decreased gradually over the past 70 years.
The area of present-day Toyooka was part of ancient Shinano Province. Ruins from the Japanese Paleolithic, Jomon and Kofun periods indicate continuous settlement for thousands of years. The villages of Kumashiro and Kouno were established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on April 1, 1955 to form the village of Toyooka.
Toyooka is noted for its harvest of matsutake mushrooms.
Toyooka has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.