Minamiuonuma

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Minamiuonuma 南魚沼市
City
Ishiuchi Resort area
Kobushi magnolia
• Flower	Erythronium japonicum
Phone number	0250-62-2510
Address	180-1 Muika-machi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6696
Website	Official website

Minamiuonuma (南魚沼市, Minamiuonuma-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020^[update], the city had an estimated population of 55,354 in 20,047 households,^[1] and a population density of 96.1 persons per km². The total area of the city was 584.55 square kilometres (225.70 sq mi).

Geography

Minamiuonuma is situated in a valley in a mountainous region of Niigata Prefecture known as “

• Niigata Prefecture
  • Uonuma
  • Tōkamachi
  • Yuzawa
• Gunma Prefecture
  • Minakami

Climate

Minamiuonuma has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiuonuma is 11.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1865 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Minamiuonuma peaked around 1950 and has since declined to about the same level as a century ago.

History

The area of present-day Minamiuonuma was part of ancient

Minamiuonuma has a

Economy

The economy of Minamiuonuma is based primarily on agriculture and seasonal tourism.

Education

Minamiuonuma has 17 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government. There are four public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education, and the prefecture also operate one special education school for the handicapped. The International University of Japan is based at Minamiuonuma.

Transportation

Railway

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Jōetsu Shinkansen
  • Urasa
• JR East - Jōetsu Line
  • Ishiuchi - Ōsawa - Jōetsu International Skiing Ground - Shiozawa - Muikamachi - Itsukamachi - Urasa - Yairo
• Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
  • Muikamachi - Uonuma-Kyūryō

Highway

• Kan-etsu Expressway – Shiozawa-Ishiuchi IC, Muikamachi IC
• National Route 17
• National Route 253
• National Route 291
• National Route 353

Twin towns – sister cities

Minamiuonuma is twinned with:^[7]

• Ashburton, New Zealand (1987)
• Lillehammer, Norway (1992)
• Sölden, Austria (1982)

Local attractions

• Sakado Castle ruins, a National Historic Site
• Hakkaisan Ropeway, aerial lift that climbs Mount Hakkai
• Untoan Temple, Buddhist temple
• Shiozawajuku, old shopping street

An aerial panorama of Urasa in Minami-Uonuma city with the Echigo-Sanzan mountains in the background

References

External links

• Media related to Minamiuonuma, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)