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Nagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period....
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The city was founded on October 1, 2005, when the town of
Akashinawas a town located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino....
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Higashichikuma Districtis a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 39,285. The total area is 327.84 km²...
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Hotakawas a town located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Hotaka was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the town of Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the town...
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Toyoshinawas a town located in Minamiazumi District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Toyoshina was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the town of Hotaka, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of...
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Horiganewas a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Horigane was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...
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Misatowas a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Misato was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Horigane, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...
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Minamiazumi DistrictMinamiazumi was a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 99,785 and a density of 117.22 persons per km²...
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Nagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period....
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Azumino is a combination of two words, "Azumi" and "no". "Azumi" comes from the Azumi people, who are said to have moved to the "no"(plain) in ancient times.
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Nagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period....
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The city was founded on October 1, 2005, when the town of
Akashinawas a town located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino....
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Higashichikuma Districtis a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 39,285. The total area is 327.84 km²...
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Hotakawas a town located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Hotaka was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the town of Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the town...
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Toyoshinawas a town located in Minamiazumi District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Toyoshina was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the town of Hotaka, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of...
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Horiganewas a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Horigane was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Misato, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...
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Misatowas a village located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Misato was merged with the town of Akashina, from Higashichikuma District, the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the village of Horigane, all from Minamiazumi District, to form the new city of Azumino.As of 2003, the...
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Minamiazumi DistrictMinamiazumi was a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 99,785 and a density of 117.22 persons per km²...
, merged to form a new city. The city's population is near 100,000 people and it is the 6th most populous in
Nagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period....
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Etymology of Azumino
Azumino is a combination of two words, "Azumi" and "no". "Azumi" comes from the Azumi people, who are said to have moved to the "no"(plain) in ancient times. The Azumi people originally lived in northern
Kyushuor Kyushu is the 3rd-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima...
, and were famed for their skills in fishing and navigation. "The Azumi people" can be translated as "the people who live on the sea." The reason why the seafaring people migrated to this mountainous region is a mystery.
Geography
Azumino, named after the plain in which it is located, lies between two mountain ranges to the west and east. The range of mountains on the western border is known as the Northern Alps and is popular among hikers all over Japan. To the south is the city of Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture's second largest city. To the north lies the city of Ōmachi, as well as the village of Hakuba. Hakuba was the site of many of the ski events during the 1998 winter Olympics. (This created a lot of traffic through the Azumino area, spurring a great deal of construction during that period.)
Sister Cities
- Misato, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It borders Chiba Prefecture.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 129,716 and a density of 4,300.93 persons per km². The total area is 30.16 km².The city was founded on May 3, 1972...
, Saitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
- Edogawa, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City....
- Musashino, Tokyo
Musashino is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 136,326 and the density of 12,705.13 persons per km². The total area is 10.73 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1947...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
- Manazuru, Kanagawa
is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The town is located on a peninsula on Sagami Bay in the far southwestern corner of Kanagawa Prefecture....
, Kanagawa Prefectureis a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.- History :The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
- Sangō, Nara
is a town located in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.As of October 1, 2007, the town has a population of 23,228 people, 11,079 males and 12,094 females and a density of 2,640 persons per km². There is a total of 9,281 households. The total area is 8.80 km²....
, Nara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.- History :The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
- Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Higashi-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 275,652 people and an area of 66.68 sq. km. Its name literally means "east ward." Kashii is in this ward, as is the Hakozaki campus of Kyushu University....
, Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan....
, Fukuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
- Kramsach
Kramsach is a municipality in the Kufstein district of Austria, and is located 27 km southwest of Kufstein and 16.5 km west of Wörgl, at the northern side of the Inn River. Its main sources of income are the marble, timber and glass industries, as well as summer tourism. Kramsach is also known as...
, Austria
Notable Azumino Natives
- Keikoku Fujimori (1835-1905), artist & educator
- Kigenji Iguchi (1870-1938), educator
- Kiyoshi Kiyosawa (1890-1945), journalist
- Kei Kumai
was a Japanese movie director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he worked as director's assistant....
(1930-2007), film director
- Matsuzawa Kyūsaku (1855-1887), people's rights activist
- Risaku Mutai (1890-1974), philosopher
- Rokuzan Ogiwara
, was a sculptor active in Meiji period Japan. His real name was . He is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern western-style bronze sculpture in Japan.-Early life:...
(1879-1910), sculptor
- Aizō Sōma (1870-1954), founded Nakamuraya
- Tada Kasuke
was a Japanese farmer who led a failed appeal for lowered taxes in Azumino, a part of the Matsumoto Domain under the control of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was caught and executed along with twenty-seven followers...
(?-1687), executed farmer
- Setsuro Takahashi (1914-2007), lacquerware artist
- Etsujirō Uehara (1877-1962), political scientist & politician
- Yoshimi Usui (1905-1987), editor & writer
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