Nasu, Tochigi

Nasu town office

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Geography

Nasu is located in the mountainous far northeast of Tochigi Prefecture. The Naka River runs through the southwestern portion of the town and the Kurokawa River through the northeast.

Surrounding municipalities

Fukushima Prefecture

• Nishigō
• Shirakawa
• Tanagura

Tochigi Prefecture

• Nasushiobara
• Ōtawara

Climate

Nasu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nasu is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.<ref name=normals/>

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,<ref>Nasu population statistics</ref> the population of Nasu has declined slowly over the past 70 years, with a small uptick around the year 2000.

History

Nasu and Iouno villages and Ashino Town were created within Nasu District on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The three municipalities merged to form Nasu Town on November 3, 1954.

Nasu Imperial Villa was built in 1926.

In March 2017 an avalanche killed 8 people.

Government

Nasu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Nasu, together with the city of Nasushiobara collectively contributes four members to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Nasu is heavily dependent on tourism from its numerous hot spring and ski resorts.

Education

Nasu has six public primary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private school including junior and high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)

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Highway

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Local attractions

Seiji Fujishiro Museum Nasu

• Ashio Onsen
• Cannabis Museum
• Mount Jeans Nasu Ski Resort, a ski resort to the far north of Nasu
• Naohi-no-miya (直毘宮), Makoto no Michi's "inner temple" (Okumiya 奥宮)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Mount Nasu
• Nasu Animal Kingdom
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• Nasu History Museum<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Designed by Kengo Kuma)
• Nasu Imperial Villa
• Nasu Onsen, the collective name given to the various hot springs in the Nasu area surrounding Mt. Chausu. The eight hot springs in this area with accommodation and bathing facilities are sometimes referred to as Nasu Hachiyu (Template:Nihongo2) (Shika no yu (Template:Nihongo2), sandogoya onsen (Template:Nihongo2), ōmaru onsen (Template:Nihongo2), kita onsen (Template:Nihongo2), benten onsen (Template:Nihongo2), takao onsen (Template:Nihongo2), yahata onsen (Template:Nihongo2), shin nasu onsen (Template:Nihongo2)) <ref>Nasu tourism guide. Template:In lang Retrieved 24 February 2017.</ref>
• Template:Nihongo, an amusement facility based around the rindō lake, with activities such as a zip-line, boat ride, go-karts, and more.<ref>Nasu Rindō-ko Lake View Template:In lang Retrieved 24 February 2017.</ref>
• Template:Nihongo headquarters, the main facility for a Tenrikyo-derived Japanese new religion<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Sessho-seki
• STONE PLAZA<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Designed by Kengo Kuma)

External links

• Official Website Template:In lang