Nose, Osaka
| Nose 能勢町 | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture | |
  Nose Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°ECoordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region |
Kansai Kinki |
| Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
| District | Toyono |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazuhiro Naka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.68 km2 (38.10 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2009) | |
| • Total | 11,839 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City Hall Address |
28 Shukuno, Nose-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0392 |
| Website |
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Nose (能勢町 Nose-chō) (Japanese pronunciation: [nose]) is a town situated in Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 11,839 and a density of 120 persons per km². The total area is 98.68 km².
 "Noma Keyaki" in Nose |
Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old Keyaki tree, 25 m tall, 11.95 m trunk circumference.[1]
In 1837, there was an important peasant revolt in Nose, in the context of the Tenpō famine (1833-1839), some months after Ōshio Heihachirō’s riot.[2]
References
- ↑ Osaka Toyono County: Noma Keyaki (in Japanese; google translation)
- ↑ J. Newmark, Yamadaya Daisuke’s 1837 Nose Movement, Early Modern Japan: An Interdisciplinary Journal v. 22 (2014), p. 8-28
External links
Media related to Nose, Osaka at Wikimedia Commons- Nose official website (Japanese)
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