Mitsue, Nara
Mitsue (御杖村, Mitsue-mura) is a village located in Uda District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2024, the village had an estimated population of 1393 in 782 households, and a population density of 18 persons per km. The total area of the village is 79.58 km (30.73 sq mi).
Geography
Mitsue is located in the southern portion of the Soni Plateau, and the upper part of the Nabari River is situated here. The entire village is mountainous, with many peaks.
- Mountains : Mount Miune (1235 m)
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Mitsue has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mitsue is 12.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2174 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Mitsue is as shown below
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4,651 | — |
| 1950 | 5,525 | +18.8% |
| 1960 | 5,533 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,852 | −30.4% |
| 1980 | 3,430 | −11.0% |
| 1990 | 3,035 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | 2,623 | −13.6% |
| 2010 | 2,102 | −19.9% |
| 2020 | 1,479 | −29.6% |
History
The area of Mitsue was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of Mitsue was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
Government
Mitsui has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Nosegawa, collectively with the other municipalities of Ikoma District, contributes four members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The local economy is based on agriculture and forestry. The village is developing a new program to revitalize the forestry industry it by exporting model homes to Thailand, where similar wooden architecture has largely disappeared.
Education
Mitsue has one public elementary high school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railways
Mitsue does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are Haibara Station or Nabari Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line Cable Line.
Highways
Notable locations
- Maruyama Park
- Mitsue Hot Springs
- Mitsue Plateau Ranch
Mitsue also hosts an annual scarecrow festival.
References
- ^ "Nara Prefecture official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ "Mitsue Village official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Mitsue climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
- ^ "Thai students learn art of wooden architecture in Japanese village". The Japan Times. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "The last straw: West Japan scarecrow festival makes light of 2020's big events". Mainichi Daily News. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
External links
Media related to Mitsue, Nara at Wikimedia Commons- Mitsue official website (in Japanese)
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