Higashiyoshino, Nara
Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,661 and a density of 13 persons per km. The total area is 131.60 km. It is also where the last Japanese wolf was shot and killed in 1905.
Geography
Located in central Nara Prefecture, the majority of the town is mountainous. Mount Kunimi, at 1419 m, is the highest mountain in the village. There are other mountains, such as Mount Takami, at 1248 m, situated in western portion of Higashiyoshino.
- Rivers:Yoshino River
- Mountains:Mount Kunimi, Mount Takami
Surrounding municipalities
Sister cities
Sakai, Osaka, Japan, since October 18, 1986
References
- ^ Ishiguro, Naotaka; Inoshima, Yasuo; Shigehara, Nobuo (November 2009). "Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Japanese Wolf (Canis Lupus Hodophilax Temminck, 1839) and Comparison with Representative Wolf and Domestic Dog Haplotypes". Zoological Science. 26 (11): 765–770. doi:10.2108/zsj.26.765. ISSN 0289-0003.
- ^ 考える社会科地図 Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu. 四谷大塚出版 Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Shuppan. 2005. p. 36.
External links
Media related to Higashiyoshino, Nara at Wikimedia Commons- Higashiyoshino official website (in Japanese)
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