Akiōta, Hiroshima

Akiōta is in the Chūgoku Mountains of north-western Hiroshima, bordered by Shimane Prefecture to the north. Due to its location and elevation, it is a heavy snowfall region.

Hiroshima Prefecture

• Hiroshima
• Hatsukaichi
• Kitahiroshima

Shimane Prefecture

• Masuda

Akiōta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Akiōta is {{convert|13.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1817.5|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|25.6|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|2.0|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Akiōta was {{cvt|39.5|C}} on 15 August 2024; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-12.8|C}} on 28 February 1981.

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

|Jan record high C = 18.1

|Feb record high C = 22.6

|Mar record high C = 26.3

|Apr record high C = 31.8

|May record high C = 34.7

|Jun record high C = 36.2

|Jul record high C = 38.6

|Aug record high C = 39.5

|Sep record high C = 38.5

|Oct record high C = 32.4

|Nov record high C = 27.7

|Dec record high C = 22.7

|Jan record low C = -8.7

|Feb record low C = -12.8

|Mar record low C = -6.9

|Apr record low C = -2.8

|May record low C = -0.1

|Jun record low C = 5.7

|Jul record low C = 12.0

|Aug record low C = 13.9

|Sep record low C = 4.1

|Oct record low C = 1.0

|Nov record low C = -2.6

|Dec record low C = -7.1

|Jan high C = 7.1

|Feb high C = 8.8

|Mar high C = 13.5

|Apr high C = 19.7

|May high C = 24.7

|Jun high C = 27.3

|Jul high C = 30.5

|Aug high C = 32.2

|Sep high C = 27.9

|Oct high C = 22.4

|Nov high C = 16.2

|Dec high C = 9.6

|Jan mean C = 2.0

|Feb mean C = 2.8

|Mar mean C = 6.5

|Apr mean C = 12.0

|May mean C = 17.0

|Jun mean C = 20.9

|Jul mean C = 24.7

|Aug mean C = 25.6

|Sep mean C = 21.3

|Oct mean C = 15.2

|Nov mean C = 9.3

|Dec mean C = 4.1

|Jan low C = -1.3

|Feb low C = -1.3

|Mar low C = 1.1

|Apr low C = 5.6

|May low C = 10.5

|Jun low C = 16.0

|Jul low C = 20.6

|Aug low C = 21.3

|Sep low C = 17.0

|Oct low C = 10.4

|Nov low C = 4.8

|Dec low C = 0.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 106.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 103.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 132.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 133.5

|May precipitation mm = 158.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 220.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 302.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 172.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 204.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 104.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 79.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 120.6

|year precipitation mm = 1817.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.3

|Feb precipitation days = 13.4

|Mar precipitation days = 13.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.9

|May precipitation days = 9.5

|Jun precipitation days = 12.4

|Jul precipitation days = 13.2

|Aug precipitation days = 10.2

|Sep precipitation days = 10.2

|Oct precipitation days = 8.1

|Nov precipitation days = 9.5

|Dec precipitation days = 14.8

|Jan sun = 76.1

|Feb sun = 95.4

|Mar sun = 147.4

|Apr sun = 180.5

|May sun = 207.3

|Jun sun = 147.8

|Jul sun = 151.5

|Aug sun = 178.1

|Sep sun = 146.9

|Oct sun = 154.7

|Nov sun = 117.7

|Dec sun = 83.1

|year sun = 1686.3

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

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| access-date = May 15, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Akiōta in 2020 is 5,740 people. Akiōta has been conducting censuses since 1920.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 21043

| 1925 | 20717

| 1930 | 20364

| 1935 | 19258

| 1940 | 19133

| 1945 | 22339

| 1950 | 22454

| 1955 | 23312

| 1960 | 21292

| 1965 | 17021

| 1970 | 14115

| 1975 | 12992

| 1980 | 12784

| 1985 | 11738

| 1990 | 10879

| 1995 | 10257

| 2000 | 9181

| 2005 | 8238

| 2010 | 7259

| 2015 | 6472

| 2020 | 5740

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| footnote = Akiōta population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/hiroshima/ Akiōta population statistics]

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The area of Akiōta was part of an ancient Aki Province, and was part of the holdings of Hiroshima Domain during the Edo Period . Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Yamagata District, Hiroshima with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, including the villages Kake, Togouchi and Tsutsuga. Kake was raised to town status on February 10, 1898 and Togouchi on August 1, 1933. The town of Akiōta was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the towns of Kake and Togouchi, and the village of Tsutsuga, all from Yamagata District.

On April 7, 2020, Shinji Kosaka, the mayor of Akiōta resigned after having accepted 200,000 yen from former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai in a vote-buying scandal.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-02 |title=Japan mayor tenders resignation over receiving cash from ex-minister in bribery scandal|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200408/p2a/00m/0na/008000c|access-date=2021-01-14 |website=The Mainichi |language=en-US}}

Akiōta has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Akiōta contributes one member to the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Hiroshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Akiōta is largely based on agriculture and forestry, with seasonal tourism to its ski resorts.

Akiōta has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education.

Akiōta does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Aki-Kameyama Station on the JR West Kabe Line in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima

• File:JP Expressway E2A.svg Chūgoku Expressway
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• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|433}}
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• Mount Osorakan
• Nukui Dam
• Sandan Ravine

• Kimie Bessho — para table tennis player
• Minoru Genda (1904 – 1989) — commander of the JASDF and politician (from Kake)
• Yasuhiko Moriwaki — judo wrestler (from the former town of Kake)

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