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Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of 371.4 meters (1,219 ft). [3] The city is surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is Mount Takatsuma (2,353 m), and it is near the confluence of the Chikuma River—the longest and widest river in Japan—and the Sai ...
Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. [2] Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 (as of 1 July 2023 [update] ) and has a geographic area of 13,561.56 square kilometres (5,236.15 sq mi ).
The complex was an interlinked series of tunnels underneath several mountains. Facilities for the Imperial General Headquarters and palace functions were constructed under Mount Maizuru; military communications under Mount Saijo; government agencies, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and central telephone facilities under Mount Zōzan; the residences of the imperial family under Mount ...
Hisao Katō (加藤 久雄, Katou Hisao) (born November 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician, and the current mayor of the city of Nagano, the capital of Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan. [4] Katō won his first mayoral election, as an independent, on October 27, 2013, winning 56,424 votes compared to 34,656 for the second-place finisher.
Matsumoto (松本市, Matsumoto-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. [1] Matsumoto is designated as a core city since 1 April 2021. [ 2 ] As of 1 March 2019 [update] , the city had a population of 239,466 in 105,207 households [ 3 ] and a population density of 240 persons per km 2 .
Tasuku Tsukada (塚田 佐, Tsukada Tasuku, March 3, 1936 – February 22, 2023) was a Japanese politician, and past mayor of the city of Nagano, the capital of Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan. Tsukada won his first mayoral contest in 1985.
Saku (佐久市, Saku-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,454 in 41,522 households, [1] and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is 423.51 square kilometres (163.52 sq mi).
The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases above fifty thousand, and a city can (but need not) be demoted to a town or village when its population decreases below fifty thousand.