Nakano (Nagano)

Nakano-shi 中 野 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	36 ° 45 '  N , 138 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 44 '31 "  N , 138 ° 22' 10"  E
Basic data
Surface:	112.06 km²
Residents :	42,390 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	378 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20211-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Cultivated apple
Flower :	Paeonia lactiflora
Bird :	Ptarmigan
town hall
Address :	Nakano City Hall 1 - 3 - 19 , Miyoshi-chō Nakano -shi Nagano  383-8614
Website URL:	http://www.city.nakano.nagano.jp
Location Nakanos in Nagano Prefecture

Nakano ( Japanese 中 野 市 , - shi ) is a city in the center of Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshu .

geography

Nakano is north of Nagano and south of Jōetsu .

history

The city of Nakano was founded on July 1, 1954 from the former communities of Nakano, Hiraoka, Hirano, Shinano, Nagaoka, Hino, and Yamato.

traffic

• Street:
  • Jōshinetsu Highway
  • National road 117,292,403
• Train:
  • JR Iiyama Line : to Nagano

sons and daughters of the town

• Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879–1955), painter
• Naoko Azegami (* 1985), biathlete
• Joe Hisaishi (* 1950), composer of film and television music

Neighboring cities and communities

• Nagano
• Iiyama
• Takayama
• Trolleybus
• Yamanouchi
• Iizuna
• Kijimadaira

Web links

Commons : Nakano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website in Japanese