Nozawaonsen, Nagano
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Nozawaonsen 野沢温泉村 |
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Nozawaonsen Village Hall
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 Location of Nozawaonsen in Nagano Prefecture |
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 Nozawaonsen
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| Coordinates: 36°55′22″N 138°26′26″E / 36.92278°N 138.44056°ECoordinates: 36°55′22″N 138°26′26″E / 36.92278°N 138.44056°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
| District | Shimotakai | ||
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| • Total | 57.96 km2 (22.38 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 3,480 | ||
| • Density | 60/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Siebold’s beech | ||
| • Flower | Nozawana | ||
| Address | 9817 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen-mura, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano-ken 389-2502 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nozawaonsen (野沢温泉村 Nozawaonsen-mura?) is a village located in Shimotakai District in northeast Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016[update], the village had an estimated population of 3,480 and a population density of 60 persons per km². Its total area was 57.96 square kilometres (22.38 sq mi).
Nozawaonsen is located in mountainous northeastern Nagano Prefecture,about one hour's drive from Nagano City. To the south it borders Kijimadaira along the ridge of Mount Kenashi. To the west side the Chikuma River, the longest river in Japan, which forms a border of the village with the city of Iiyama. The north and the east borders Sakae village. The altitude of Nozawaonsen ranges from 300m above sea level at the lowest, to about 600m in the village, and 1,650m at the peak of Mount Kenashi.
The area of present-day Nozawaonsen was part of ancient Shinano Province. A as "Yuyama Village" (湯山村, lit "hot spring mountain village") appears in the mid-Kamakura period records, although per local legend the hot springs were discovered in the 8th century by the monk Gyoki. Per records dated 1870, there were 24 inns in the area, with 24,863 visitor for hot-spring cures.
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