Kawakami, Nagano
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| Kawakami 川上村 |
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| Location of Kawakami in Nagano Prefecture Location of Kawakami in Nagano Prefecture |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu Kōshin'etsu |
| Prefecture | Nagano Prefecture |
| District | Minamisaku |
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| • Total | 209.61 km2 (80.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 4,939 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website | www |
Kawakami (川上村 Kawakami-mura?) is a village located in Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,939 and a density of 23.56 persons per km². The total area is 209.61 km². Its village office is located at 1,185m, the highest of any municipality in Japan. Kawakami is famous for its lettuce, as well as the Kawakami-ken breed of dogs.[1]
Although it is not widely known, the source of the Chikuma River, the longest river in Japan, is in Kawakami.[2] They maintain this as a point of pride, as it appears in various school songs.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Kawakami official website (English)
- Kawakami official website (Japanese)
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