en Tateshina, Nagano

Tateshina

立科町
Tateshina 立科町
Town
	Tateshina Town Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture
	Tateshina
	Coordinates: 36°16′19.2″N 138°18′57.3″E / 36.272000°N 138.315917°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Kitasaku
Area
• Total	66.87 km2 (25.82 sq mi)
Population (April 2019)
• Total	7,147
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0267-57-2311
Address	2532 Ashida, Tateshina-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 384-2305, Japan
Climate	Dfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Lily of the valley
Tree	Betula platyphylla

Tateshina (立科町, Tateshina-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 7,147 in 2834 households,^[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the town is 66.87 square kilometres (25.82 sq mi). Tateshina is famous for its apple orchards.

Geography

Tateshina is located in the Tateshina Mountainous of central Nagano Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Nagano Prefecture
- Chino
- Nagawa
- Saku
- Tōmi
- Ueda

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Tateshina is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,069.8 mm (42.12 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.0 °C (73.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.1 °C (28.2 °F).^[2]

Climate data for Tateshina (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.7 (60.3)	19.4 (66.9)	25.1 (77.2)	29.6 (85.3)	32.7 (90.9)	33.1 (91.6)	35.0 (95.0)	35.6 (96.1)	33.3 (91.9)	28.9 (84.0)	23.7 (74.7)	21.7 (71.1)	35.6 (96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	4.6 (40.3)	9.4 (48.9)	16.1 (61.0)	21.5 (70.7)	24.4 (75.9)	28.3 (82.9)	29.4 (84.9)	24.4 (75.9)	18.2 (64.8)	12.5 (54.5)	6.5 (43.7)	16.6 (61.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.8 (37.0)	8.9 (48.0)	14.6 (58.3)	18.5 (65.3)	22.3 (72.1)	23.0 (73.4)	18.6 (65.5)	12.2 (54.0)	6.2 (43.2)	0.7 (33.3)	10.4 (50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.3 (18.9)	−3.3 (26.1)	1.8 (35.2)	8.3 (46.9)	13.8 (56.8)	17.9 (64.2)	18.5 (65.3)	14.2 (57.6)	7.4 (45.3)	0.5 (32.9)	−4.7 (23.5)	4.9 (40.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−15.6 (3.9)	−11.2 (11.8)	−2.9 (26.8)	3.9 (39.0)	9.6 (49.3)	9.7 (49.5)	2.4 (36.3)	−3.4 (25.9)	−10.9 (12.4)	−17.4 (0.7)	−20.7 (−5.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33.7 (1.33)	35.9 (1.41)	67.8 (2.67)	69.7 (2.74)	90.7 (3.57)	130.6 (5.14)	150.6 (5.93)	118.8 (4.68)	159.5 (6.28)	132.1 (5.20)	50.9 (2.00)	29.7 (1.17)	1,069.8 (42.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.1	5.7	8.3	8.5	9.2	11.5	13.3	10.3	10.6	8.6	6.3	5.5	102.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	183.1	182.3	195.5	206.1	216.3	161.5	169.1	200.0	149.8	157.6	171.3	172.4	2,164.8
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency^[3]^[2]

History

The area of present-day Tateshina was part of ancient Shinano Province, and Ashida-shuku developed as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. The village of Ashida, Yokotori and Mitsuwa were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. These three villages merged to form the village of Tateshina on April 1, 1955. Tateshina was raised to town status on October 1, 1953.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Tateshina has declined in recent decades.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1960	9,756	—
1970	8,301	−14.9%
1980	8,347	+0.6%
1990	8,680	+4.0%
2000	8,609	−0.8%
2010	7,709	−10.5%
2020	6,612	−14.2%

Education

Tateshina has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one high school operated the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education.