Nantan, Kyoto

Nantan is located in the southern part of the Tamba region in central Kyoto Prefecture.

Fukui Prefecture

• Ōi

Hyōgo Prefecture

• Tamba-Sasayama

Kyoto Prefecture

• Ayabe
• Kameoka
• Kyōtamba
• Kyoto

Osaka Prefecture

• Nose

Shiga Prefecture

• Takashima

Nantan has a humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nantan is {{convert|13.0|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1808.3|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|25.2|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|1.7|C}}. Its record high is {{cvt|36.7|C}}, reached on 27 July 2023, and its record low is {{cvt|-11.8|C}}, reached on 28 February 1981.

{{Weather box

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|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

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

|Jan record high C = 16.9

|Feb record high C = 21.1

|Mar record high C = 25.1

|Apr record high C = 29.8

|May record high C = 32.7

|Jun record high C = 35.1

|Jul record high C = 37.7

|Aug record high C = 37.2

|Sep record high C = 36.2

|Oct record high C = 30.8

|Nov record high C = 26.7

|Dec record high C = 21.8

|Jan record low C = -11.2

|Feb record low C = -11.8

|Mar record low C = -8.7

|Apr record low C = -3.3

|May record low C = 1.3

|Jun record low C = 4.2

|Jul record low C = 11.9

|Aug record low C = 12.8

|Sep record low C = 6.7

|Oct record low C = 1.3

|Nov record low C = -3.7

|Dec record low C = -6.7

|Jan high C = 6.2

|Feb high C = 7.0

|Mar high C = 11.5

|Apr high C = 17.8

|May high C = 22.9

|Jun high C = 25.8

|Jul high C = 29.7

|Aug high C = 31.2

|Sep high C = 26.6

|Oct high C = 20.9

|Nov high C = 15.2

|Dec high C = 9.2

|Jan mean C = 1.7

|Feb mean C = 2.1

|Mar mean C = 5.6

|Apr mean C = 11.1

|May mean C = 16.2

|Jun mean C = 20.3

|Jul mean C = 24.3

|Aug mean C = 25.2

|Sep mean C = 21.2

|Oct mean C = 15.1

|Nov mean C = 9.4

|Dec mean C = 4.2

|Jan low C = -1.3

|Feb low C = -1.5

|Mar low C = 0.7

|Apr low C = 5.0

|May low C = 10.4

|Jun low C = 15.8

|Jul low C = 20.5

|Aug low C = 21.0

|Sep low C = 17.1

|Oct low C = 11.0

|Nov low C = 5.2

|Dec low C = 0.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 140.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 128.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 139.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 121.9

|May precipitation mm = 149.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 177.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 205.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 148.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 202.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 161.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 107.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 126.3

|year precipitation mm = 1808.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 17.9

|Feb precipitation days = 16.2

|Mar precipitation days = 15.4

|Apr precipitation days = 11.9

|May precipitation days = 11.3

|Jun precipitation days = 12.6

|Jul precipitation days = 12.7

|Aug precipitation days = 9.2

|Sep precipitation days = 12.0

|Oct precipitation days = 11.4

|Nov precipitation days = 12.3

|Dec precipitation days = 16.1

|Jan snow cm = 73

|Feb snow cm = 73

|Mar snow cm = 9

|Apr snow cm = 0

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 0

|Nov snow cm = 0

|Dec snow cm = 26

|year snow cm = 179

|unit snow days = 3 cm

|Jan snow days = 6.9

|Feb snow days = 6.6

|Mar snow days = 1.0

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 2.2

|Jan sun = 74.1

|Feb sun = 85.3

|Mar sun = 124.1

|Apr sun = 168.2

|May sun = 184.3

|Jun sun = 129.9

|Jul sun = 136.9

|Aug sun = 177.1

|Sep sun = 126.5

|Oct sun = 128.5

|Nov sun = 109.5

|Dec sun = 88.0

|year sun = 1533.8

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| publisher = JMA

| access-date = March 26, 2022}}{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

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| access-date = March 26, 2022}}}}

{{Weather box

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|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|location = Sonobe, Nantan (2002−2020 normals, extremes 2002−present)

|Jan record high C = 17.3

|Feb record high C = 21.5

|Mar record high C = 24.7

|Apr record high C = 31.1

|May record high C = 33.0

|Jun record high C = 35.6

|Jul record high C = 39.1

|Aug record high C = 38.5

|Sep record high C = 37.8

|Oct record high C = 31.8

|Nov record high C = 25.2

|Dec record high C = 22.5

|Jan record low C = -10.8

|Feb record low C = -10.5

|Mar record low C = -5.5

|Apr record low C = -3.2

|May record low C = 1.6

|Jun record low C = 8.1

|Jul record low C = 15.0

|Aug record low C = 13.9

|Sep record low C = 9.1

|Oct record low C = 0.8

|Nov record low C = -3.9

|Dec record low C = -12.8

|Jan high C = 7.7

|Feb high C = 9.0

|Mar high C = 13.0

|Apr high C = 19.1

|May high C = 24.4

|Jun high C = 27.4

|Jul high C = 31.0

|Aug high C = 32.8

|Sep high C = 28.3

|Oct high C = 22.2

|Nov high C = 16.3

|Dec high C = 10.3

|Jan mean C = 2.2

|Feb mean C = 3.3

|Mar mean C = 6.5

|Apr mean C = 12.0

|May mean C = 17.5

|Jun mean C = 21.6

|Jul mean C = 25.4

|Aug mean C = 26.4

|Sep mean C = 22.4

|Oct mean C = 15.9

|Nov mean C = 9.7

|Dec mean C = 4.4

|Jan low C = -2.0

|Feb low C = -1.4

|Mar low C = 0.6

|Apr low C = 5.2

|May low C = 11.3

|Jun low C = 16.9

|Jul low C = 21.5

|Aug low C = 22.0

|Sep low C = 17.9

|Oct low C = 11.1

|Nov low C = 4.6

|Dec low C = -0.1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 60.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 78.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 115.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 117.4

|May precipitation mm = 129.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 166.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 205.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 159.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 200.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 162.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 72.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 77.6

|year precipitation mm = 1570.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.2

|Feb precipitation days = 11.4

|Mar precipitation days = 11.6

|Apr precipitation days = 10.8

|May precipitation days = 9.8

|Jun precipitation days = 12.0

|Jul precipitation days = 12.6

|Aug precipitation days = 8.9

|Sep precipitation days = 10.5

|Oct precipitation days = 9.1

|Nov precipitation days = 8.2

|Dec precipitation days = 9.7

|Jan sun = 103.4

|Feb sun = 107.4

|Mar sun = 151.4

|Apr sun = 179.6

|May sun = 191.9

|Jun sun = 140.6

|Jul sun = 142.7

|Aug sun = 193.4

|Sep sun = 147.3

|Oct sun = 142.1

|Nov sun = 117.8

|Dec sun = 109.4

|year sun = 1729.6

|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 = March 29, 2022}}{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

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| access-date = March 29, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nantan has declined slightly in recent decades.

{{Historical populations

| 1960 | 45,262

| 1965 | 41,853

| 1970 | 39,318

| 1975 | 38,409

| 1980 | 38,215

| 1985 | 37,709

| 1990 | 36,693

| 1995 | 37,841

| 2000 | 37,617

| 2005 | 36,736

| 2010 | 35,214

| 2015 | 33,145

| 2020 | 31,629

|align = none

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

}}

The area of the modern town of Nantan was within ancient Tanba Province, and may have been the site of the provincial capital in the Nara period. During the Edo Period, Sonobe Domain was located within its borders. The town of Sonobe was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Sonobe merged with the neighboring towns of Hiyoshi, and Yagi (all from Funai District), and the town of Miyama (from Kitakuwada District) to form the city of Nantan on January 1, 2006.

Nantan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 22 members. Nantan, together with the town of Kyōtamba contributes one member to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kyoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Nantan has an economy based on regional commerce, agriculture and forestry. The main products include mizuna and other "Kyoto vegetables".

• Bukkyo University, Sonobe campus
• College of Medical Technology Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
• Kyoto College of Medical Technology
• Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts
• Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

Nantan has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private middle school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

20px JR West – San'in Main Line / Sagano Line

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• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|9}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|162}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|372}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|477}}

• {{flagicon|NZL}} Clutha District, New Zealand
• {{flagicon|PHI}} Manila, Philippines{{cite web|title=Sister cities, towns and villages of Kyoto Prefecture|url=http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/01-04-03.html|website=Kyoto Prefecture Website|access-date=5 February 2015}}

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Sights include the Rurikei Prefectural Natural Park and Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato. Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato is a small village that consists of cottages made with thatched (kayabuki) roofs and showcase the classic and traditional scenery of Japan. Within this town is a museum that exhibits the history and agriculture used to make these famous thatched houses, located in what is known as the Miyama Archive of Local History and Folklore. Upon visitation, it is also possible to go in and walk around a few of these houses to experience the history first hand.

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• Makoto Fujita – actor
• Shigeru Miyamoto – video game designer and creator of Mario and The Legend of Zelda
• Yasuhiro Nakagawa – politician
• Hiromu Nonaka – politician
• Bonnie Pink – singer-songwriter
• Yoshimi Tanaka – politician

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• [http://www.city.nantan.kyoto.jp Nantan City official website] {{in lang|ja}} (some English)

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