Ogawa (Nagano)

Ogawa Village Hall
Ogawa-mura ; 小川村
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	36 ° 37 ′ N , 137 ° 59 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 36 ′ 51 ″ N , 137 ° 58 ′ 40 ″ E
Height :	510 m
Basic data
Surface:	58.07 km²
Residents :	2362 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	41 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20588-5
town hall
Address :	Ogawa Village Hall ; 8800 - 8 , Oaza-Takafu; Ogawa -mura, Kamiminochi-gun ; Nagano 381-3302
Website URL:	www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp
Location of Ogawas in Nagano Prefecture

Ogawa ( Japanese 小川村 , -mura ) is a village in Kamiminochi-gun in the north of Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū .

Ogawa is a member of the association of the “most beautiful villages in Japan” ( 「日本で最も美しい村」連合 , “Nihon de mottomo utsukushii mura” rengō ).

geography

Ogawa has an area of 58.07 km² and 3,139 inhabitants (as of April 1, 2009).

It is a mountain village in the northwest of Nagano Prefecture. The town center is 510 m above sea level, but the mountain ranges in the north of the municipality reach heights of over 1,000 m above sea level. From Ogawa you have a good view of the Hida Mountains on a clear day . Neighboring communities are the cities ( shi ) Nagano and Ōmachi and the village of Hakuba in Kitaazumi-gun .

history

Ogawa was created on April 1, 1955 by merging the villages of Kitaogawa (North Ogawa) and Minamiogawa (South Ogawa). These two districts emerged as communes on April 1, 1889.

traffic

Local public transport is served by a bus line. There is no connection to the railway network.

National Road 406 runs through northwest Ogawa.

Educational institutions

In Ogawa there is a primary and a middle school, both of which are supported by the village.

Attractions

Ōdō plateau
Ogawa observatory

sons and daughters of the town

Eiken Satō (* 1986), show jumper
Kenki Satō (* 1984), show jumper

Individual evidence

↑ 小川村: 「日本で最も美しい村」連合 . In: The most beautiful villages in Japan. Retrieved August 17, 2016 (Japanese).
↑ http://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/gaiyou/location.htm
↑ http://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/school/shougaku.htm
↑ http://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/school/tyuugaku.htm

Web links

Commons : Ogawa, Nagano - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] 小川村: 「日本で最も美しい村」連合 . In: The most beautiful villages in Japan. Retrieved August 17, 2016 (Japanese).

[2] ttp://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/gaiyou/location.htm

[3] ttp://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/school/shougaku.htm

[4] ttp://www.vill.ogawa.nagano.jp/school/tyuugaku.htm