Daisen, Tottori
Daisen
大山町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 35°30′N 133°30′E / 35.500°N 133.500°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku San'in |
Prefecture | Tottori |
District | Saihaku |
Government | |
• Mayor | Takayuki Yamaguchi (since April 2005) |
Area | |
• Total | 189.83 km2 (73.29 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 15,321 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 328 Mikushiya, Daisen, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3211 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Camellia sasanqua |
Tree | Taxus cuspidata |
Daisen (大山町, Daisen-chō) is a
Geography
Daisen is located in western Tottori Prefecture, in the west of Saihaku District. The north of the town has a broad coast along the
Neighboring municipalities
Tottori Prefecture
Climate
Chizu has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chizu is 15.0 °C (59.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,801.6 mm (70.93 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C (41.0 °F).[3] Its record high is 37.2 °C (99.0 °F), reached on 22 August 2018, and its record low is −7.6 °C (18.3 °F), reached on 26 February 2011.[4]
Climate data for Daisen (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) | 20.6 (69.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.8 (65.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.0 (59.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.3 (52.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 160.8 (6.33) |
113.8 (4.48) |
123.3 (4.85) |
100.2 (3.94) |
111.3 (4.38) |
157.1 (6.19) |
207.8 (8.18) |
143.0 (5.63) |
230.4 (9.07) |
136.4 (5.37) |
141.0 (5.55) |
176.6 (6.95) |
1,801.6 (70.93) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.7 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 153.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 71.0 | 89.1 | 148.0 | 189.2 | 205.5 | 160.8 | 177.9 | 214.9 | 149.9 | 152.5 | 110.3 | 78.6 | 1,747.7 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] |
Demography
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Daisen has been as follows. The population has been slowly declining since the 1950s
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 28,650 | — |
1960 | 26,140 | −8.8% |
1970 | 22,626 | −13.4% |
1980 | 22,356 | −1.2% |
1990 | 21,508 | −3.8% |
2000 | 19,561 | −9.1% |
2010 | 17,503 | −10.5% |
History
The area of Daisen was part of ancient
Government
Daisen has a
Economy
The economy of Daisen is based agriculture and seasonal tourism.
Education
Daisen has four public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town does not have high school.
Transportation
Railway
- Daisenguchi - Nawa - Mikuriya - Shimoichi - Nakayamaguchi
Highway
Sister city relations
- - Temecula, California, United States
Local attractions
Noted people from Daisen
- Shigeru Fukudome, admiral and Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
References
- ^ a b "Daisen town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b "大山町 (Daisen-chō)". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ a b 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Daisen population statistics
External links
- Daisen (Tottori) travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Daisen guide