Nose 能勢町 | |
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 Nose Town Hall | |
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 Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture | |
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  Nose Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°58′21″N135°24′51″E / 34.97250°N 135.41417°E /34.97250; 135.41417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai Kinki |
| Prefecture | Osaka |
| District | Toyono |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazuhiro Naka |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.75 km2 (38.13 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2023) | |
• Total | 9,185 |
| • Density | 93.01/km2 (240.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 28 Shukuno, Nose-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0392 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Lilium japonicum |
| Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Nose (能勢町,Nose-chō) (Japanese pronunciation:[nose]) is atown situated inToyono District,Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2023[update], the town had an estimated population of 9,185 in 4541 households and a population density of 93 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 98.75 square kilometres (38.13 sq mi).
Nose is located in the northernmost tip of Osaka Prefecture, surrounded by mountains, includingMount Miyama (791m)[2] andMount Kenpi (784m). Commercial facilities and administrative facilities are concentrated in the west area, but facilities are dispersed in small hamlets throughout the town. In addition to the Yamabe River, Ojitsugi River, Noma River, and Tajiri River in the Yodo River water system, the Hozu River flows through the town.
Nose has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nose is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,483.1 mm (58.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C (36.3 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Nose (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.8 (96.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 19.1 (66.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 4.6 (40.3) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) | −10.8 (12.6) | −6.9 (19.6) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.2 (31.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | −3.7 (25.3) | −7.4 (18.7) | −10.8 (12.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 49.9 (1.96) | 61.5 (2.42) | 100.6 (3.96) | 111.0 (4.37) | 145.7 (5.74) | 181.2 (7.13) | 213.0 (8.39) | 154.5 (6.08) | 192.4 (7.57) | 142.8 (5.62) | 72.8 (2.87) | 57.8 (2.28) | 1,483.1 (58.39) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 109.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 113.4 | 113.0 | 147.6 | 179.2 | 189.9 | 132.5 | 152.2 | 195.7 | 150.0 | 153.8 | 134.5 | 122.6 | 1,784.5 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Nose in 2020 is 9,079 people.[5] Nose has been conducting censuses since 1920.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 9,796 | — |
| 1925 | 9,914 | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 10,011 | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 9,853 | −1.6% |
| 1940 | 10,034 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 12,388 | +23.5% |
| 1950 | 12,057 | −2.7% |
| 1955 | 11,426 | −5.2% |
| 1960 | 10,467 | −8.4% |
| 1965 | 9,906 | −5.4% |
| 1970 | 9,521 | −3.9% |
| 1975 | 9,749 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 10,024 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10,389 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 10,850 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 13,876 | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 14,186 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12,897 | −9.1% |
| 2010 | 11,659 | −9.6% |
| 2015 | 10,256 | −12.0% |
| 2020 | 9,079 | −11.5% |
| Nose population statistics[5] | ||
The area of Nose was part on ancientSettsu Province, and Nose District was separated from Kawabe District in 713 AD. Nose's ancient name isKusaka Village. It is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 CE.[6] During theEdo period, it was largelytenryō territory under the direct control of theTokugawa shogunate. In 1837, there was an important peasant revolt in Nose, in the context of theTenpō famine (1833-1839), some months afterŌshio Heihachirō’s riot.[7] Following theMeiji restoration, Nose District and Teshima District were merged to formToyono District, Osaka and the area was divided into villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1896. The town of Nose was established on September 30, 1956, by the merger of the villages of Utagaki (歌垣村), Tajiri (田尻村) and Nishinose (西能勢村). The village of Tōgō (東郷村) was annexed on May 3, 1959.
Nose has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral Nose council of 12 members. Nose, collectively with the town of Toyono and city of Minoh, contributes one member to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Osaka 9th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Nose is largely agricultural. There is onesake brewery and soma scattered light manufacturing.
Situated in the south of Nose is the Nose Elementary & Junior High School. Furthermore, the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education operates a branch of the Toyonaka High School in Nose. The school is visited by about 70 students as of September 2023.
Nose has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station to the town hall isYamashita Station on theNose Electric Railway. The closest station to the Noma area isMyōkenguchi Station.
Starting fromYamashita Station, three Buses run through a major part of east and central Nose. The most frequent of which ending in theNosecho Shukuno bus station, close to the town hall.
Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-oldKeyaki tree, 25 m tall (82 ft), 11.95 m (39.2 ft) trunk circumference.[8]
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