Nanto (Toyama)
| Nanto-shi 南 砺 市 |
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| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Toyama | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 35 ' N , 136 ° 55' E | ||
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| Surface: | 668.86 km² | ||
| Residents : | 48,440 (October 1, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 72 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 16210-8 | ||
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Nanto City Hall 4880 Nojima Nanto -shi Toyama 939-1596 |
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| Website URL: | http://www.city.nanto.toyama.jp | ||
| Location Nantos in Toyama Prefecture | |||
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Nanto ( Japanese 南 砺 市 , - shi ) is a city in Toyama Prefecture in Japan .
geography
Nanto is southwest of Toyama and south of Takaoka .
history
The city of Nanto was created on November 1, 2004 from the merger of the Machi Fukuno ( 福 野 町 , -machi ), Inami ( 井 波 町 , -machi ) and Jōhana ( 城 端 町 , -machi ), the Mura Inokuchi ( 井口 村 , -mura ), Kamitaira ( 上 平 村 , -mura ), Taira ( 平 村 , -mura ) and toga ( 利 賀 村 , -mura ) in the Higashitonami-gun ( 東 礪 波 郡 ), which was then dissolved, and the Machi Fukumitsu ( 福 光 町 , -machi ) in the Nishitonami-gun ( 西 礪 波 郡 ).
Attractions
In Nanto is the Gokayama ( 五 箇 山 ) region, which extended over the former villages of Kamitaira, Taira and Toga. Gokayama is known, on the one hand, for the villages Suganuma in Kamitaira and Ainokura in Taira, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site " Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama ", and on the other hand for the Kokiriko melody ( こ き り こ 節 , Kokiriko-bushi ). This melody is considered to be the oldest folk song in Japan and uses an instrument called sasara (also: binsasara and kokiriko-sasara), which consists of 108 lined up wooden panels.
Other attractions include the Shinto shrine Takase-jinja and the Buddhist temple Zuisen-ji.
traffic
- Street:
- Tōkai-Hokuriku Highway
- National roads 156, 304, 359, 471
- Train:
sons and daughters of the town
- Tamisuke Watanuki (* 1927), politician
Neighboring cities and communities
- Toyama prefecture
- Fukui Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
