Noshiro (能代市, Noshiro-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 49,935 in 24,200 households.
Noshiro
能代市 | |
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City | |
![]() Left:Chikazue lantern float on Noshiro Tanabata Festiwal on every August, Right:Kimiichi Heartfull Bell, Another float at Noshiro Tanabata Festival, A pond in Window of Matsubara, A sunset view of Mount Range of Shirakami and Yoneshiro River.(above to bottom) | |
![]() Location of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Noshiro | |
Coordinates: 40°12′43.7″N 140°1′35.8″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Akita |
First official recorded | 658 AD |
City Settled | September 26, 1940 |
Government | |
• -Mayor | Saitō Shigenobu |
Area | |
• Total | 426.95 km2 (164.85 sq mi) |
Population (December 31, 2019) | |
• Total | 52,283 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Phone number | 0185-52-2111 |
Address | 1-3 Uemachi, Noshiro-shi, Akita-ken 016-8501 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Noshiro is located in the flat coastal plains northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. The Yoneshiro River flows through the city and empties into the Sea of Japan near Noshiro Port. The highest point is Mount Yakeyama at 963.1 metres (3,160 ft).
Noshiro has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Noshiro is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,494.4 mm (58.83 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.2 °C (32.4 °F).[1]
Climate data for Noshiro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
15.5 (60.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.5 (52.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114.8 (4.52) |
86.0 (3.39) |
79.5 (3.13) |
86.3 (3.40) |
105.5 (4.15) |
100.2 (3.94) |
162.5 (6.40) |
155.9 (6.14) |
154.6 (6.09) |
147.7 (5.81) |
157.5 (6.20) |
143.9 (5.67) |
1,494.4 (58.83) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 129 (51) |
106 (42) |
30 (12) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (2.0) |
66 (26) |
337 (133) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.8 | 17.8 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 171 |
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 16.2 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 43.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.9 | 60.6 | 128.7 | 185.0 | 191.4 | 184.4 | 157.9 | 194.7 | 168.5 | 145.2 | 82.7 | 41.6 | 1,572.5 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][1] |
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Noshiro has been declining over the past 60 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 82,722 | — |
1970 | 77,011 | −6.9% |
1980 | 76,028 | −1.3% |
1990 | 69,516 | −8.6% |
2000 | 65,237 | −6.2% |
2010 | 59,095 | −9.4% |
Per the Nihon Shoki and other ancient chronicles, Noshiro is the location where an expedition sent by the Yamato Court led by Abe no Hirafu landed in 658 AD with orders to force the local Emishi tribes into submission. Trade vessels from Balhae were calling at Noshiro Port as late as 771 AD. The area of present-day Noshiro was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. During the period of the Tokugawa Shogunate the town was an important trading center and shipping port for products including rice and after the Meiji Restoration the town became a large producer of lumber.[4] The town of Nishirominato was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
The city of Noshiro was created by the merger of the town of Noshirominato and the villages of Shinonome and Sakaki (all formerly from Yamamoto District) on October 1, 1940.
Japanese agano class cruiser that participated in the Battles in the Gilbert Islands and Philipinnes was named after Noshiro, it was sunk in October 1944 by an American torpedo whilst fighting in the Philippines.
On March 21, 2006, the town of Futatsui (from Yamamoto District) was merged into Noshiro.[5]
Noshiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city (together with the towns of Yamamoto District contributes four members to the Akita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 2 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Noshiro is based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Tohoku Electric operates the Noshiro Thermal Power Station, a coal / biomass power plant in the city.
Noshiro has ten public elementary schools and seven public junior high schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
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