Shinano, Nagano

Shinano
信濃町
Town

Location of Shinano in Nagano Prefecture
Shinano

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 36°48′N 138°12′E / 36.800°N 138.200°ECoordinates: 36°48′N 138°12′E / 36.800°N 138.200°E
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Kōshin'etsu
Prefecture Nagano Prefecture
District Kamiminochi
Area
 • Total 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2008)
 • Total 9,505
 • Density 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website Town of Shinano

Shinano (信濃町 Shinano-machi) is a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 9,851 and a density of 65.99 persons per km². The total area is 149.27 km².

Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime are in Shinano. Kobayashi Issa, a Haiku poet, was born and died here.

Climate

Hirosaki has a hot humid continental climate characterized by short warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Climate data for Shinano(1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.1
(34)		 1.6
(34.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 13.5
(56.3)		 19.0
(66.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 22.8
(73)		 16.7
(62.1)		 10.7
(51.3)		 4.4
(39.9)		 14.18
(57.52)
Average low °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4)		 −8
(18)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 1.7
(35.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 12.8
(55)		 17.2
(63)		 18.3
(64.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 6.5
(43.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 4.41
(39.97)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 106.5
(4.193)		 91.7
(3.61)		 91.8
(3.614)		 64.7
(2.547)		 84.6
(3.331)		 122.7
(4.831)		 178.5
(7.028)		 112.3
(4.421)		 146.0
(5.748)		 96.7
(3.807)		 80.4
(3.165)		 92.9
(3.657)		 1,268.8
(49.952)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 251
(98.8)		 212
(83.5)		 138
(54.3)		 17
(6.7)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 20
(7.9)		 162
(63.8)		 800
(315)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.6 104.5 135.3 177.1 179.6 137.9 135.5 173.0 119.7 125.4 113.3 100.5 1,592.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

External links

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