Miyada (Nagano)

Miyada-mura 宮 田村
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	35 ° 46 '  N , 137 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 46 '8 "  N , 137 ° 56' 40"  E
Basic data
Surface:	54.52 km²
Residents :	8665 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	159 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20388-2
Symbols
Flower :	Flower of ume
Flower :	Japan edelweiss
town hall
Address :	Miyada Village Hall 98 Miyada- mura, Kamiina-gun Nagano  399-4301
Website URL:	www.vill.miyada.nagano.jp
Location of Miyadas in Nagano Prefecture

Miyada ( Japanese 宮 田村 , - mura ) is a village in the district of Kamiina in Nagano prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū .

geography

Miyada borders the cities of Ina and Komagane, and the rural communities of Agematsu and Kiso. The village is located in the Ina Basin between the Kiso Mountains in the west and the Tenryū River in the east. In the west is the 2,956 m high Kiso-Komagatake, the highest mountain in the Kiso Mountains.

history

Settlements in the area of ​​today's Miyada have been documented since the Heian period . The Tōsandō , one of the old highways of Japan, led through the area , creating inns for travelers in the area. During the Edo period, the area belonged to Miyada Takatō- han and was due to the "Salt Road" ( shio no michi ) mentioned trade route. The village of Miyada was founded by merging two settlements on January 23, 1875. With the establishment of the municipal system of the Meiji period on April 1, 1889, it was converted into a local authority.

During the great communal restructuring in the mid-1950s ( shōwa-daigappei ), Miyada was upgraded to Machi on January 1, 1954 . The major restructuring that was under way at the time, however, stipulated that, in principle, every municipality in the state should be merged with at least one other. Talks were held with representatives of the Akaho, Nakazawa and Ina communities about a merger. On February 12, 1954, the Miyada City Council finally decided to merge with Akaho, Nakazawa and Ina to form the newly founded city of Komagane. But shortly after this decision there were violent demonstrations against the merger. On February 16, 1954, the contract to merge the four municipalities involved was signed. After violent riots in Miyada, the Miyada municipal council decided in its meeting on February 24, 1954, however, not to want to participate in the merger. However, since the contract had already been signed, the other three municipalities that were in favor of the merger should also have voted against the merger. With the mediation of the governor of Nagano, Hayashi Torao, a compromise was found that Miyada should initially take part in the merger, but then after the merger should be spun off from the new city by a council decision.

On July 1, 1954, Miyada was united with Akaho, Nakazawa and Ina to form the city of Komagane. Contrary to the agreed compromise, the city council did not accept the request for the fastest possible spin-off of Miyada. This was preceded by massive lobbying by the few supporters of integration from Miyada. After the vote, the city council members from Miyada boycotted the city council meetings and most of the residents of the Miyada district boycotted cooperation with the new city. In the local elections in the spring of 1955, however, the integration opponents took part in order to prevent the integration supporters from taking the six seats on the city council that Miyada was entitled to at the time. At the end of 1955, with renewed mediation by the governor of Nagano, a public survey was carried out in the district of Miyada about a renewed application for the outsourcing of Miyada. Most of the district's population was in favor of the outsourcing. This time the Komagane city council adhered to the agreement and voted to spin off the Miyada district. On September 30, 1956, Miyada was spun off from Komagane and re-established as an independent community. New attempts to reintegrate Miyada into a larger municipality have so far failed due to popular resistance.

traffic

Miyada is accessible from Miyada Station on the JR Central- operated Iida Line , which connects Toyohashi to Tatsuno . The national road 153 and the Chūō highway run through the municipality . In the Ōtagiri valley is the valley station of the Komagatake cable car , which opens up the eastern slope of the mountain Hōkendake in the Kiso mountains.

Educational institutions

In Miyada there are three kindergartens, one elementary school and one middle school. These five institutions are all borne by the community. The community also operates a library.

literature

• 駒 ヶ 根 市 誌 編 さ ん 委員会 編 (Editorial Committee for the City Chronicle of Komagane (Ed.)): 駒 ヶ 根 市 誌 (City Chronicle of Komagane). Komagane: Komagane shishi kankōkai 1979.
• 長野 県 総 務 部 地方 課 編 (Regional Section of the General Affairs Department of Nagano Prefecture (ed.)): 長野 県 市町村 合併 誌 (Chronicle of Communal Restructuring in Nagano Prefecture). Nagano: Nagano-ken 1965.
• 宮 田村 誌 編纂 委員会 編 (Editorial Board for the Miyada Village Chronicle (ed.)): 宮 田村 誌 (Miyada Village Chronicle ). Miyada: Miyada sonshi kankōkai 1983.

Web links

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