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[[File:南木曽町役場.JPG|thumb|Nagiso Town Hall]]

{{Nihongo|'''Nagiso'''|南木曽町|Nagiso-machi}} is a [[Towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Nagano Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2019|04|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 4,111 in 1751 households,<ref>[http://www.town.nagiso.nagano.jp Nagiso Town official statistics]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 19 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town was {{convert|215.93|sqkm|sqmi}}. Nagiso is listed as one of [[The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan]].<ref>[http://www.utsukushii-mura.jp/index.php The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215142746/http://www.utsukushii-mura.jp/index.php |date=2015-02-15 }} {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nagiso is located in the [[Kiso Valley]] of southwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by [[Gifu Prefecture]] to the west. The [[Kiso River]] flows through the center of the town.

===Surrounding municipalities===
*[[Gifu Prefecture]]
** [[Nakatsugawa, Gifu|Nakatsugawa]]
*Nagano Prefecture
** [[Achi, Nagano|Achi]]
** [[Iida, Nagano|Iida]]
** [[Ōkuwa, Nagano|Ōkuwa]]

===Climate===
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Nagiso is {{cvt|11.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2381.2|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|23.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|-0.6|C}}.<ref name=normals/>
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Nagiso (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 14.4
|Feb record high C = 18.6
|Mar record high C = 22.8
|Apr record high C = 27.7
|May record high C = 30.7
|Jun record high C = 33.0
|Jul record high C = 35.6
|Aug record high C = 35.7
|Sep record high C = 34.0
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 22.5
|Dec record high C = 20.8
|Jan record low C = -14.0
|Feb record low C = -15.3
|Mar record low C = -11.5
|Apr record low C = -5.0
|May record low C = -0.3
|Jun record low C = 5.9
|Jul record low C = 11.8
|Aug record low C = 12.3
|Sep record low C = 5.3
|Oct record low C = -1.2
|Nov record low C = -4.2
|Dec record low C = -10.6
|Jan high C = 4.6
|Feb high C = 6.4
|Mar high C = 11.3
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 22.1
|Jun high C = 24.9
|Jul high C = 28.3
|Aug high C = 30.0
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 20.0
|Nov high C = 13.7
|Dec high C = 7.2
|Jan mean C = -0.6
|Feb mean C = 0.4
|Mar mean C = 4.6
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 15.2
|Jun mean C = 19.0
|Jul mean C = 22.6
|Aug mean C = 23.5
|Sep mean C = 19.8
|Oct mean C = 13.7
|Nov mean C = 7.5
|Dec mean C = 1.9
|Jan low C = -4.5
|Feb low C = -4.3
|Mar low C = -0.7
|Apr low C = 4.2
|May low C = 9.5
|Jun low C = 14.6
|Jul low C = 18.7
|Aug low C = 19.5
|Sep low C = 15.8
|Oct low C = 9.5
|Nov low C = 3.2
|Dec low C = -1.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 107.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 113.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 182.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 181.0
|May precipitation mm = 203.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 298.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 365.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 245.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 264.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 186.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 129.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 111.6
|year precipitation mm = 2381.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.9
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 12.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.8
|May precipitation days = 12.1
|Jun precipitation days = 15.5
|Jul precipitation days = 16.6
|Aug precipitation days = 13.7
|Sep precipitation days = 13.1
|Oct precipitation days = 11.1
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 12.0
|Jan sun = 130.6
|Feb sun = 142.4
|Mar sun = 168.8
|Apr sun = 182.9
|May sun = 193.2
|Jun sun = 148.1
|Jul sun = 152.8
|Aug sun = 179.9
|Sep sun = 146.8
|Oct sun = 154.8
|Nov sun = 138.9
|Dec sun = 130.1
|year sun = 1872.7
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=48&block_no=1022&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=48&block_no=1022&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref>}}

==History==
The area of present-day Nagiso was part of ancient [[Shinano Province]]. During the [[Edo period]], the area developed as series of [[shukuba|post station]]s on the [[Nakasendō]] highway connecting [[Edo]] with [[Kyoto]].  The villages of Yomikaki, Tsumagoi and Tadachi merged to form the town of Nagiso on May 1, 1968.

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-nagano.php Nagiso population statistics]</ref> the population of Nagiso has remained declined rapidly over the past 60 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1940 | 8,551
| 1950 | 10,258
| 1960 | 10,771
| 1970 | 8,020
| 1980 | 6,680
| 1990 | 6,142
| 2000 | 5,687
| 2010 | 4,810
| 2020 | 3,915
|align       = none
| footnote = 
}}

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

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*[[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] [[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Tōkai]] - [[Chūō Main Line]]
** {{STN|Jūnikane|x}} - {{STN|Nagiso|x}} - {{STN|Tadachi|x}}

===Highway===
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|19}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|256}}

==Local attractions==
*[[Hidachi Falls]], one of the 100 Famous Waterfalls of Japan
*[[Midono-juku]]
*[[Tsumago-juku]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.town.nagiso.nagano.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Towns in Nagano Prefecture]]


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