Kamikitayama

Kitakamiyama is located in the mountainous area in the southern part of Yoshino County. It is a mountain village rich in nature, with the ridge of the Omine Mountains to the west and the Daidaka Mountains and Odaigahara to the east. Wasamatayama Ski Resort, one of two ski resorts in the prefecture, is located in the north. There are many narrow roads, and it is not easy to access the village by any route other than National Route 169. Approximately 97% of the village's area is covered by forest.

Kamikitayama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū. There is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamikitayama is {{convert|13.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2909.3|mm}} with September the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|24.6|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|2.9|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kamikitayama was {{cvt|39.3|C}} on 17 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-9.3|C}} on 28 February 1981.

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

|Jan record high C = 17.6

|Feb record high C = 21.9

|Mar record high C = 26.7

|Apr record high C = 31.1

|May record high C = 34.2

|Jun record high C = 37.0

|Jul record high C = 38.7

|Aug record high C = 39.3

|Sep record high C = 37.1

|Oct record high C = 29.7

|Nov record high C = 24.2

|Dec record high C = 21.6

|Jan record low C = -7.9

|Feb record low C = -9.3

|Mar record low C = -5.5

|Apr record low C = -3.8

|May record low C = 0.9

|Jun record low C = 5.3

|Jul record low C = 12.8

|Aug record low C = 10.9

|Sep record low C = 6.8

|Oct record low C = 0.0

|Nov record low C = -2.9

|Dec record low C = -6.1

|Jan high C = 8.1

|Feb high C = 9.6

|Mar high C = 13.6

|Apr high C = 19.2

|May high C = 23.6

|Jun high C = 25.9

|Jul high C = 30.0

|Aug high C = 31.1

|Sep high C = 27.0

|Oct high C = 21.4

|Nov high C = 15.8

|Dec high C = 10.2

|Jan mean C = 2.9

|Feb mean C = 3.7

|Mar mean C = 7.1

|Apr mean C = 12.0

|May mean C = 16.6

|Jun mean C = 20.1

|Jul mean C = 23.9

|Aug mean C = 24.6

|Sep mean C = 21.2

|Oct mean C = 15.5

|Nov mean C = 9.9

|Dec mean C = 4.8

|Jan low C = -0.9

|Feb low C = -0.7

|Mar low C = 1.8

|Apr low C = 6.2

|May low C = 11.1

|Jun low C = 15.9

|Jul low C = 20.0

|Aug low C = 20.6

|Sep low C = 17.4

|Oct low C = 11.5

|Nov low C = 5.5

|Dec low C = 0.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 80.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 104.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 164.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 175.2

|May precipitation mm = 223.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 316.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 397.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 450.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 499.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 277.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 119.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 87.7

|year precipitation mm = 2909.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.0

|Feb precipitation days = 9.0

|Mar precipitation days = 11.5

|Apr precipitation days = 10.5

|May precipitation days = 11.5

|Jun precipitation days = 14.5

|Jul precipitation days = 14.0

|Aug precipitation days = 12.8

|Sep precipitation days = 13.3

|Oct precipitation days = 11.9

|Nov precipitation days = 8.4

|Dec precipitation days = 8.0

|Jan sun = 131.0

|Feb sun = 131.1

|Mar sun = 163.0

|Apr sun = 183.7

|May sun = 188.9

|Jun sun = 132.0

|Jul sun = 156.7

|Aug sun = 178.5

|Sep sun = 133.7

|Oct sun = 136.3

|Nov sun = 134.8

|Dec sun = 134.9

|year sun = 1807.6

|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）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = April 12, 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 12, 2022}}}}

The population has been consistently declining over the last 50 years. The village has an ageing population.{{fact|date=February 2025}}

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 4421

| 1925 | 3346

| 1930 | 3463

| 1935 | 3865

| 1940 | 2928

| 1945 | 2233

| 1950 | 2337

| 1955 | 2543

| 1960 | 3806

| 1965 | 2007

| 1970 | 1717

| 1975 | 1463

| 1980 | 1155

| 1985 | 1123

| 1990 | 1046

| 1995 | 1023

| 2000 | 915

| 2005 | 802

| 2010 | 683

| 2015 | 512

| 2020 | 444

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

}}

The area of Kamikitayama was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of Kitakamiyama was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system.

Kamikitayama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Kamikitayama, collectively with the other municipalities of Yoshino District, contributes two members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The local economy is based on tourism and forestry. Due to the terrain, there is very little agriculture.

Kitakamiyama has one public combined elementary/junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Kamikitayama has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Yamato-Kamiichi Station on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line in Yoshino.

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|169}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|309}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|425}}

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• [http://vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp/ Kamikitayama official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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