Shinano, Nagano
| Shinano 信濃町 | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location of Shinano in Nagano Prefecture | |
  Shinano Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′N 138°12′E / 36.800°N 138.200°ECoordinates: 36°48′N 138°12′E / 36.800°N 138.200°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region |
Chūbu Kōshin'etsu |
| Prefecture | Nagano Prefecture |
| District | Kamiminochi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2008) | |
| • Total | 9,505 |
| • Density | 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website |
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Shinano (信濃町 Shinano-machi) is a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 9,851 and a density of 65.99 persons per km². The total area is 149.27 km².
Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime are in Shinano. Kobayashi Issa, a Haiku poet, was born and died here.
Climate
Shinano has a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dfa/Dfb) characterized by short warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.
| Climate data for Shinano(1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.1 (34) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.8 (73) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−8 (18) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.8 (55) |
17.2 (63) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106.5 (4.193) |
91.7 (3.61) |
91.8 (3.614) |
64.7 (2.547) |
84.6 (3.331) |
122.7 (4.831) |
178.5 (7.028) |
112.3 (4.421) |
146.0 (5.748) |
96.7 (3.807) |
80.4 (3.165) |
92.9 (3.657) |
1,268.8 (49.952) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 251 (98.8) |
212 (83.5) |
138 (54.3) |
17 (6.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
20 (7.9) |
162 (63.8) |
800 (315) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 90.6 | 104.5 | 135.3 | 177.1 | 179.6 | 137.9 | 135.5 | 173.0 | 119.7 | 125.4 | 113.3 | 100.5 | 1,592.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
External links
Media related to Shinano, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons- Shinano official website (Japanese)
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