:Tōmi, Nagano

{{Other uses|Tomi (disambiguation)}}

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{{Nihongo|Tōmi|東御市|Tōmi-shi}} is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2019|06|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 29,440 in 12,068 households,[http://www.city.tomi.nagano.jp Tōmi city official statistics]{{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 262 persons per km². The total area of the city is {{convert|112.37|sqkm|sqmi}}.

Geography

Tōmi is located in east-central Nagano Prefecture, at an elevation of between 500 and 1000 meters. The city is bordered by the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park to the north, and Mount Tateshina and Mount Yatsugatake to the south. The Chikuma River divides the city into two parts.

=Surrounding municipalities=

=Climate=

Due to its elevation, the city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold, very snowy winters (Köppen Dwb). The average annual temperature in Tōmi is {{cvt|9.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1013.2|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|21.8|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|-2.6|C}}.

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|collapsed = Y

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|location = Tōmi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 14.2

|Feb record high C = 18.1

|Mar record high C = 23.9

|Apr record high C = 27.6

|May record high C = 30.1

|Jun record high C = 33.3

|Jul record high C = 33.6

|Aug record high C = 33.5

|Sep record high C = 31.6

|Oct record high C = 27.4

|Nov record high C = 24.1

|Dec record high C = 19.8

|Jan record low C = -14.3

|Feb record low C = -15.9

|Mar record low C = -13.2

|Apr record low C = -9.3

|May record low C = -3.3

|Jun record low C = 2.4

|Jul record low C = 8.3

|Aug record low C = 6.8

|Sep record low C = 2.2

|Oct record low C = -2.9

|Nov record low C = -8.7

|Dec record low C = -13.8

|Jan high C = 2.4

|Feb high C = 3.6

|Mar high C = 8.0

|Apr high C = 14.7

|May high C = 20.0

|Jun high C = 22.9

|Jul high C = 26.6

|Aug high C = 27.8

|Sep high C = 23.2

|Oct high C = 17.1

|Nov high C = 11.7

|Dec high C = 5.6

|Jan mean C = -2.6

|Feb mean C = -2.0

|Mar mean C = 1.9

|Apr mean C = 8.0

|May mean C = 13.5

|Jun mean C = 17.2

|Jul mean C = 21.1

|Aug mean C = 21.8

|Sep mean C = 17.6

|Oct mean C = 11.3

|Nov mean C = 5.7

|Dec mean C = 0.3

|Jan low C = -7.4

|Feb low C = -7.1

|Mar low C = -3.6

|Apr low C = 1.8

|May low C = 7.5

|Jun low C = 12.6

|Jul low C = 17.0

|Aug low C = 17.6

|Sep low C = 13.4

|Oct low C = 6.7

|Nov low C = 0.6

|Dec low C = -4.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 31.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 33.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 60.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 62.2

|May precipitation mm = 86.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 120.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 156.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 122.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 146.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 118.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 46.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 28.3

|year precipitation mm = 1013.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.7

|Feb precipitation days = 6.0

|Mar precipitation days = 8.1

|Apr precipitation days = 8.3

|May precipitation days = 9.2

|Jun precipitation days = 11.7

|Jul precipitation days = 13.7

|Aug precipitation days = 11.0

|Sep precipitation days = 10.3

|Oct precipitation days = 8.9

|Nov precipitation days = 6.2

|Dec precipitation days = 5.8

|Jan sun = 179.4

|Feb sun = 184.7

|Mar sun = 203.6

|Apr sun = 209.0

|May sun = 217.6

|Jun sun = 157.3

|Jul sun = 168.2

|Aug sun = 193.1

|Sep sun = 149.5

|Oct sun = 164.7

|Nov sun = 174.0

|Dec sun = 180.1

|year sun = 2181.1

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| access-date = April 21, 2022}}{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値)

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = April 21, 2022}}}}

History

Tōmi is located in former Shinano Province and developed as a series of post stations on the Hokkoku Kaidō. The modern city of Tōmi was established on April 1, 2004, from the merger of the village of Kitamimaki (from Kitasaku District) and the town of Tōbu (from Chiisagata District).

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-nagano.php Tōmi population statistics] the population of Tōmi has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1940 | 25,605

| 1950 | 31,145

| 1960 | 26,132

| 1970 | 24,626

| 1980 | 26,841

| 1990 | 28,954

| 2000 | 30,944

| 2010 | 30,703

| 2020 | 30,122

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Government

Tōmi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 17 members.

Economy

Tōmi is a regional commercial center. Notable agricultural products include rice, walnuts and grapes. Nissin Kogyo, an automotive parts company specializing in the manufacture of braking systems for 2- and 4-wheeled vehicles, has its headquarters in the city."[http://www.nissinkogyo.co.jp/en/about/about.html Company Overview]." Nissin Kogyo. Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

Education

Tōmi has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. Previously the city had a Brazilian school, Colégio Pitágoras-Brasil."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080207160806/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20080207160806/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Archive]). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. It moved to Minowa and changed its name to Nagano Nippaku Gakuen."[http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151018083340/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php Archive]). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015. "2. Nagano Nippaku Gakuen (antigo Colégio Pitágoras)(Minowa) Obs: Em processo de homologação, devido à alteração do nome e do mantenedor"

Transportation

=Railway=

=Highway=

International relations

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Local attractions

Notable people

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