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Nose, Osaka

Nose
能勢町
Town
Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture
Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture
Nose is located in Japan
Nose
Nose
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°E / 34.967; 135.417Coordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E / 34.967°N 135.417°E / 34.967; 135.417
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 www.town.nose.osaka.jp

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.

Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old Keyaki tree, 25 m tall, 11.95 m trunk circumference.

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.



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