Totsukawa (十津川村, Totsukawa-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest village in Japan in terms of area. As of January 2017, the village has an estimated population of 3,488[1] and a density of 5.2 persons per km2. The total area is 672.35 km2.
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Totsukawa
十津川村 | |
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Village | |
Clockwise from top left: Jyuni Waterfall, Totsukawa Spa area, Kamiyu Spa area, Kazeya Dam, Mount Shaka | |
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![]() Location of Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture | |
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Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Nara Prefecture |
District | Yoshino |
First official recorded | 37 BC |
Village settled | June 18, 1890 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yoshiki Saratani |
Area | |
• Total | 672.35 km2 (259.60 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2017) | |
• Total | 3,488 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 225-1 Ōaza Ohara, Totsukawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 637-1333 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
Flower | Rhododendron |
Tree | Cryptomeria |
In 1889, a major flood happened in Totsukawa, causing widespread destruction. In result, many citizens moved to Hokkaido and developed a new village there. It was named “Shintotsukawa”, meaning “New Totsukawa" [citation needed].
Totsukawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), which is hot and humid in the summer (above 30 °C (86 °F)) and is somewhat cold in the winter with temperatures dropping to around freezing (0 °C (32 °F))
Climate data for Totsukawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.9 (57.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.7 (49.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.0 (3.11) |
103.1 (4.06) |
162.6 (6.40) |
168.4 (6.63) |
208.0 (8.19) |
341.0 (13.43) |
395.7 (15.58) |
299.5 (11.79) |
351.4 (13.83) |
219.3 (8.63) |
109.9 (4.33) |
81.8 (3.22) |
2,538.2 (99.93) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 130.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 122.1 | 122.9 | 159.0 | 184.2 | 183.5 | 120.5 | 149.9 | 180.0 | 135.1 | 138.9 | 129.6 | 123.6 | 1,747.2 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] |
Per Japanese census data, the population of Totsukawa in 2020 is 3,061 people.[4] Totsukawa has been conducting censuses since 1920.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 13,157 | — |
1925 | 11,445 | −13.0% |
1930 | 11,079 | −3.2% |
1935 | 12,093 | +9.2% |
1940 | 12,271 | +1.5% |
1945 | 12,118 | −1.2% |
1950 | 12,145 | +0.2% |
1955 | 12,503 | +2.9% |
1960 | 15,588 | +24.7% |
1965 | 10,776 | −30.9% |
1970 | 8,502 | −21.1% |
1975 | 8,086 | −4.9% |
1980 | 6,627 | −18.0% |
1985 | 6,001 | −9.4% |
1990 | 5,516 | −8.1% |
1995 | 5,202 | −5.7% |
2000 | 4,854 | −6.7% |
2005 | 4,390 | −9.6% |
2010 | 4,112 | −6.3% |
2015 | 3,508 | −14.7% |
2020 | 3,061 | −12.7% |
Totsukawa population statistics[4] |
Totsukawa is served by National Routes 168 and 425. The nearest major train station is Hashimoto Station in Wakayama Prefecture.
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