Kamiichi, Toyama

Kamiichi is located in east-central Toyama Prefecture, approximately 15 kilometers to the east of the capital of Toyama city. Most of the town is very mountainous, with peaks rising to almost 3000 meters in the southeast. The 2999 meter Mount Tsurugi is located in Kamiichi.

• Toyama Prefecture
• Kurobe
• Namerikawa
• Toyama
• Uozu

The town has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamiichi is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2243 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/718179/ Kamiichi climate data]

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|Jan record high C = 18.5

|Feb record high C = 21.2

|Mar record high C = 25.5

|Apr record high C = 29.6

|May record high C = 31.3

|Jun record high C = 34.4

|Jul record high C = 36.3

|Aug record high C = 36.6

|Sep record high C = 37.4

|Oct record high C = 32.2

|Nov record high C = 29.4

|Dec record high C = 23.8

|Jan record low C = -13.8

|Feb record low C = -14.1

|Mar record low C = -9.8

|Apr record low C = -5.0

|May record low C = 1.4

|Jun record low C = 7.1

|Jul record low C = 12.7

|Aug record low C = 12.9

|Sep record low C = 7.1

|Oct record low C = 1.1

|Nov record low C = -3.9

|Dec record low C = -13.1

|Jan high C = 4.0

|Feb high C = 4.8

|Mar high C = 8.9

|Apr high C = 15.7

|May high C = 20.9

|Jun high C = 23.8

|Jul high C = 27.7

|Aug high C = 29.3

|Sep high C = 24.9

|Oct high C = 19.3

|Nov high C = 13.6

|Dec high C = 7.3

|Jan mean C = 0.3

|Feb mean C = 0.4

|Mar mean C = 3.6

|Apr mean C = 9.9

|May mean C = 15.4

|Jun mean C = 19.2

|Jul mean C = 23.2

|Aug mean C = 24.3

|Sep mean C = 20.1

|Oct mean C = 14.2

|Nov mean C = 8.5

|Dec mean C = 3.1

|Jan low C = -3.1

|Feb low C = -3.6

|Mar low C = -0.8

|Apr low C = 4.6

|May low C = 10.3

|Jun low C = 15.2

|Jul low C = 19.6

|Aug low C = 20.3

|Sep low C = 16.2

|Oct low C = 10.0

|Nov low C = 4.2

|Dec low C = -0.3

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|Jan precipitation mm = 293.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 209.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 217.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 190.7

|May precipitation mm = 198.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 230.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 334.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 263.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 260.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 229.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 273.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 319.8

|year precipitation mm = 3020.7

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 22.7

|Feb precipitation days = 18.9

|Mar precipitation days = 17.7

|Apr precipitation days = 14.2

|May precipitation days = 13.3

|Jun precipitation days = 13.2

|Jul precipitation days = 16.6

|Aug precipitation days = 12.6

|Sep precipitation days = 13.9

|Oct precipitation days = 14.4

|Nov precipitation days = 17.5

|Dec precipitation days = 21.9

|Jan sun = 52.8

|Feb sun = 73.3

|Mar sun = 111.0

|Apr sun = 153.4

|May sun = 184.5

|Jun sun = 136.9

|Jul sun = 133.1

|Aug sun = 174.7

|Sep sun = 121.1

|Oct sun = 118.9

|Nov sun = 88.1

|Dec sun = 57.8

|year sun = 1405.5

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-toyama.php Kamiichi population statistics] the population of Kamiichi has decreased slightly over the past 40 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1970 | 23,717

| 1980 | 24,028

| 1990 | 23,671

| 2000 | 23,362

| 2010 | 21,965

| 2020 | 19,351

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The area of present-day Kamiichi was part of ancient Etchū Province. The town of Kamiichi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Kamiichi has six public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.

• 18px Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
• {{STN|Ainoki|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Ainoki|x}} - {{STN|Kamiichi|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Miyakawa|x}}

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• Ōiwa-san Nisseki-ji, Buddhist temple with Nara period bas-relief carvings; a National Historic Site{{cite web|url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/161058 |script-title=ja:大岩日石寺石仏 |work=Cultural Heritage Online|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=Japanese|accessdate=25 December 2017}}
• Kamiichi Kurokawa Sites, a number of archaeological sites with Heian to Kamakura period ruins registered as a National Historic Site.{{cite web|url= http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/163148 |script-title=ja:上市黒川遺跡群|work=Cultural Heritage Online|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=Japanese|accessdate=25 December 2017}}
• A traditional Japanese house that was used as a model for the house in the film Wolf Children (directed by Kamiichi native Mamoru Hosoda).{{Cite web|title=Wolf Children Ame and Yuki's house - Toyama|url=https://en.japantravel.com/toyama/ookami-kodomo-no-hana-no-ie/16355|access-date=2021-01-23|website=JapanTravel|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Enjoy The Nature, Temples and Baths in Kamiichi|url=https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/guide/NTJtrvsp0034-en/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=NAVITIME Travel|language=en}}

Much of the 2012 film Wolf Children is set in Kamiichi.

• Mamoru Hosoda, director

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