Ama, Shimane
Template:Nihongo is a town located on Nakanoshima, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 2,267 and a population density of 68 persons per km2. The total area was Template:Convert.
History
Ama was part of the ancient Oki Province, and the island consisted of a single district, also called Ama, and three villages. Emperor Go-Toba, defeated in the Jōkyū War in 1221, was exiled to the Oki Islands, and lived in Ama for 19 years until his death in 1239. Oki Shrine was built in 1939 to commemorate the 700th year of his death.<ref>Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan – A Story of Oki Islands</ref>
Geography
Ama occupies all of the island of Nakanoshima, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with a number of offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.
Climate
Ama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Ama is Template:Convert. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Convert, and lowest in February, at around Template:Convert.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Ama was Template:Cvt on 5 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 27 February 1981.<ref name=extremes/>
Demographics
Ama came under the control of the Matsue Domain in the Edo period, and was divided into seven villages. After the Meiji restoration, the Oki Islands became part of Tottori Prefecture in 1871, but were transferred to Shimane Prefecture in 1881.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ama Village was established in 1904. Its population peaked in 1950 with 6,986 inhabitants, and has declined ever since. It was raised to town status on January 1, 1969. Template:Historical populations
Economy
The town economy is primarily based on agriculture and commercial fishing.
Notable people from Ama
- Misako Tanaka – actress