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Aoki (青木村, Aoki-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2019^[update], the village had an estimated population of 4,360 in 1742 households,[1] and a population density of 76 persons per km². The total area of the village is 57.10 square kilometres (22.05 sq mi).

Aoki 青木村
Village
Aoki Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Aoki in Nagano Prefecture
Aoki
Coordinates: 36°22′11.9″N 138°7′42.7″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Chiisagata
Area
• Total	57.10 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Population  (February 2019)
• Total	4,360
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Juniperus rigida
• Flower	Iris sanguinea
• Bird	Green pheasant
• Fish	Salvelinus
Phone number	0268-49-0111
Address	111 Tarawa, Aoki-mura, Chiisagata-gun, Nagano-ken 386-1601
Website	Official website

Geography

Aoki is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture, in a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides. The village is at an average elevation of between 500 and 850 meters, with approximately 80% of the village area covered in mountains and forests. Around 10% of the village area is agricultural, with rice, mushrooms and horticulture as the main agricultural activities.[2]

Climate

The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Aoki is 10.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1103 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.8 °C.[3]

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Matsumoto
  • Ueda
  • Chikuhoku

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Aoki has been declining over the past 60 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	6,306	—
1970	5,532	−12.3%
1980	5,245	−5.2%
1990	5,004	−4.6%
2000	4,937	−1.3%
2010	4,610	−6.6%
2020	4,121	−10.6%

History

The area of present-day Aoki was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of Ueda Domain during the Edo period. The modern village of Aoki was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system. A proposal to merge with the neighboring city of Ueda was rejected by voters in 2002.

Education

Aoki has one public elementary school and one public middle school. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Since the discontinuation of the Ueda Onsen Electric Railway's Aoki Line in 1938, the village has not had passenger railway service.

Highway

• National Route 18

Sister City relations

• - Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan
• - Shōbu, Saitama, Japan
• - Namche Bazaar, Nepal

Local attractions

• Daihō-ji, a Buddhist temple with a three-story pagoda that is a National Treasure of Japan
• Tazawa Onsen

Notable people from Aoki

• Keita Gotō - industrialist

References

External links

• Media related to Aoki, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Aoki, Nagano

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[es] Aoki (Nagano)

Aoki (青木村, Aoki-mura?) es una villa en la prefectura de Nagano, Japón, localizada en la parte central de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Chūbu. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 4083 habitantes y una densidad de población de 72 personas por km².[4]

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[ru] Аоки (село)

Аоки (яп. 青木村 Аоки-мура) — село в Японии, находящееся в уезде Тииагата префектуры Нагано. Площадь села составляет 57,09 км²[1], население — 4446 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 77,88 чел./км².

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