Nose, Osaka
Nose
能勢町 | |
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Town | |
Kinki | |
Prefecture | Osaka |
District | Toyono |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kazuhiro Naka |
Area | |
• Total | 98.75 km2 (38.13 sq mi) |
Population (May 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 9,185 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 28 Shukuno, Nose-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0392 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Lilium japonicum |
Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Nose (能勢町, Nose-chō) (Japanese pronunciation: [nose]) is a town situated in Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2023[update], the town had an estimated population of 9,185 in 4541 households and a population density of 93 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 98.75 square kilometres (38.13 sq mi).
Geography
Nose is located in the northernmost tip of Osaka Prefecture, surrounded by mountains, including Mount Miyama (791m)[2] and Mount Kenpi (784m). Commercial facilities and administrative facilities are concentrated in the west area, but facilities are dispersed in small hamlets throughout the town. In addition to the Yamabe River, Ojitsugi River, Noma River, and Tajiri River in the Yodo River water system, the Hozu River flows through the town.
Adjoining municipalities
Climate
Nose has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nose is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,483.1 mm (58.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C (36.3 °F).[3]
Climate data for Nose (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) | 16.3 (61.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
19.1 (66.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.9 (1.96) |
61.5 (2.42) |
100.6 (3.96) |
111.0 (4.37) |
145.7 (5.74) |
181.2 (7.13) |
213.0 (8.39) |
154.5 (6.08) |
192.4 (7.57) |
142.8 (5.62) |
72.8 (2.87) |
57.8 (2.28) |
1,483.1 (58.39) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 109.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.4 | 113.0 | 147.6 | 179.2 | 189.9 | 132.5 | 152.2 | 195.7 | 150.0 | 153.8 | 134.5 | 122.6 | 1,784.5 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Nose in 2020 is 9,079 people.[5] Nose has been conducting censuses since 1920.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 9,796 | — |
1925 | 9,914 | +1.2% |
1930 | 10,011 | +1.0% |
1935 | 9,853 | −1.6% |
1940 | 10,034 | +1.8% |
1945 | 12,388 | +23.5% |
1950 | 12,057 | −2.7% |
1955 | 11,426 | −5.2% |
1960 | 10,467 | −8.4% |
1965 | 9,906 | −5.4% |
1970 | 9,521 | −3.9% |
1975 | 9,749 | +2.4% |
1980 | 10,024 | +2.8% |
1985 | 10,389 | +3.6% |
1990 | 10,850 | +4.4% |
1995 | 13,876 | +27.9% |
2000 | 14,186 | +2.2% |
2005 | 12,897 | −9.1% |
2010 | 11,659 | −9.6% |
2015 | 10,256 | −12.0% |
2020 | 9,079 | −11.5% |
Nose population statistics[5] |
History
The area of Nose was part on ancient
Government
Nose has a
Economy
The economy of Nose is largely agricultural. There is one sake brewery and soma scattered light manufacturing.
Education
Situated in the south of Nose is the Nose Elementary & Junior High School. Furthermore, the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education operates a branch of the Toyonaka High School in Nose. The school is visited by about 70 students as of September 2023.
Transportation
Railway
Nose has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station to the town hall is Yamashita Station on the Nose Electric Railway. The closest station to the Noma area is Myōkenguchi Station.
Bus service
Starting from Yamashita Station, three Buses run through a major part of east and central Nose. The most frequent of which ending in the Nosecho Shukuno bus station, close to the town hall.
Highways
Local attractions
Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old Keyaki tree, 25 m tall (82 ft), 11.95 m (39.2 ft) trunk circumference.[8]
References
- ^ "Nose town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Nose Town Tourism & Local Products". www.town-of-nose.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Nose population statistics
- ^ "Sightseeing Spots | Nose Town Tourism & Local Products". www.town-of-nose.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ J. Newmark, Yamadaya Daisuke’s 1837 Nose Movement, Early Modern Japan: An Interdisciplinary Journal v. 22 (2014), p. 8-28
- ^ Osaka Toyono County: Noma Keyaki (in Japanese; google translation)
External links
- Media related to Nose, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons
- Nose official website (in Japanese)
- Nose Town Tourism & Local Products