Nakanoto
中能登町
Town
Shopping center in Nakanoto
Shopping center in Nakanoto
Flag of Nakanoto
Flag
Official seal of Nakanoto
Seal
Location of Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture
Location of Nakanoto in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nakanoto is located in Japan
Nakanoto
Nakanoto
 
Coordinates: 36°59′22″N 136°54′5.3″E / 36.98944°N 136.901472°E / 36.98944; 136.901472
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
Hokuriku
PrefectureIshikawa
DistrictKashima
Area
 • Total89.45 km2 (34.54 sq mi)
Population
 (February 1, 2018)
 • Total18,278
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
- TreeSakura
- FlowerLilium
- BirdJapanese bush-warbler
Phone number0767-74-1234
Address9-46 Suezaka, Nakanoto-cho, Kashima-gun, Ishikawa-ken 929-1792
WebsiteOfficial website

Nakanoto (中能登町, Nakanoto-machi) is a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2018, the town had an estimated population of 18,278 in 6,625 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town was 246.76 square kilometres (95.27 sq mi).

Geography

Nakanoto occupies the base of Noto Peninsula and is bordered by Toyama Prefecture to the south. Natural features of Nakanoto include Mount Sekidou and Fudo waterfall. It is one and a half hours from Kanazawa by train. Nakanoto has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakanoto is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2411 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]

Neighbouring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Nakanoto has declined over the past 50 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 23,181—    
1980 22,475−3.0%
1990 20,678−8.0%
2000 19,149−7.4%
2010 18,535−3.2%
2020 16,540−10.8%

History

The area around Nakanoto was part of ancient Noto Province. During the Sengoku Period (1467–1568), the area was contested between the Hatakeyama clan, Uesugi clan and Maeda clan, with the area becoming part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Kashima District, Ishikawa.

The town was founded on March 1, 2005 from the merger of three towns in the district: Kashima, Rokusei, and Toriya.

Education

Nakanoto has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

West Japan Railway Company - Nanao Line

Highway

National Route 159

Local attractions

  • Amanomiya Kofun Cluster

Mascot

Orihime, the town's mascot

Nakanoto's mascot is Orihime (おりひめ), a descendant of the original Orihime. It's goal is to promote Suzu to the rest of the country and the world. She was born on 7 July. Her special skill is weaving especially noto-jofu. She loves to eat Onigiri, kinton curry and vegitables that are grown in her hometown. Her husband is Hirakata (みつけたろう) who is the mascot of the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture and he usually visits her every Tanabata.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Official home page
  2. ↑ Nakanoto climate data
  3. ↑ Nakanoto population statistics
  4. ↑ "珠洲市のゆるキャラ「みつけたろう」". Suzu.
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