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Minobu (身延町, Minobu-chō) is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 11,674 in 5447 households,[1] and a population density of 39 persons per km². The total area of the town is 302.00 square kilometres (116.60 sq mi).

Minobu 身延町
Town
Mount Minobu
Flag Seal
Location of Minobu in Yamanashi Prefecture
Minobu
Coordinates: 35°28′03″N 138°26′33″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
District	Minamikoma
Government
• Mayor	Hitoshi Mochizuki (since October 2008)
Area
• Total	302.00 km2 (116.60 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	11,674
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0556-42-2111
Address	350 Kiriishi, Minobu-chō, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken 409-3392
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Oriental dollarbird Firefly
Flower	Lilium auratum
Tree	Prunus pendula

Geography

Minobu is in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture. The Fuji River passes through the town, which is dominated by the sacred Mount Minobu. It also shares Lake Motosu with neighbouring Fujikawaguchiko.

Neighboring municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture

• Kōfu
• Nanbu
• Ichikawamisato
• Hayakawa
• Fujikawa
• Fujikawaguchiko

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
• Fujinomiya

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Minobu is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1540 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Minobu has declined over the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1950	39,550	—
1960	35,616	−9.9%
1970	27,697	−22.2%
1980	23,222	−16.2%
1990	20,849	−10.2%
2000	18,021	−13.6%
2010	14,460	−19.8%

History

Minobu developed from the Kamakura period as a temple town outside the gates of the important Buddhist temple of Kuon-ji, one of the primary head temples of the Nichiren Shū.

During the reform of the early Meiji period on April 1, 1889, Minamikoma District within Yamanashi Prefecture was created and organized into 22 villages. Minobu village was raised to town status on January 1, 1931. On February 11, 1955 the town expanded by annexing three neighboring villages. On September 13, 2004, Minobu absorbed the towns of Nakatomi, also from Minamikoma District, and Shimobe, from Nishiyatsushiro District.

Education

• Minobusan University
• Minobu has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town as two public high schools operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company - Minobu Line
• Kai-Ōshima - Minobu - Shionosawa - Hadakajima - Shimobe-onsen - Kai-Tokiwa - Ichinose - Kunado

Highway

• National Route 51
• National Route 300

Local attractions

• Kuon-ji – Buddhist temple which is the supreme head temple of Nichiren sect
• Nakayama Kinzan, ruins of a Sengoku period gold mine and National Historic Site

References

External links

Media related to Minobu, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Minobu, Yamanashi

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[ru] Минобу

Минобу (яп. 身延町 Минобу-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Минамикома префектуры Яманаси. Площадь посёлка составляет 302,00 км²[1], население — 12 937 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 42,84 чел./км².

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