Tokamachi, Niigata
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is a city
located in Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
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As of November 31, 2010, the new city has an estimated population of 60,164. The total area of the new city is 589.92 km², including the post-Creation undefined boundary areas.
Tokamachi is home to the Tokamachi Snow Festival, which takes place every February. It is the snow festival with the oldest history in Japan.
The current mayor is Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, who was elected in May 2009.
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Cities of Japan
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located in Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of November 31, 2010, the new city has an estimated population of 60,164. The total area of the new city is 589.92 km², including the post-Creation undefined boundary areas.
Tokamachi is home to the Tokamachi Snow Festival, which takes place every February. It is the snow festival with the oldest history in Japan.
The current mayor is Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, who was elected in May 2009.
Adjoining communities
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Climate
Winter is cold and wet. An average of three meters of snow hit the city during this season. Tokamachi, like much of Japan is located in a temperate marine climate zone which provides plenty of wet weather. Although the temperature does not often drop below 0 °C (32 °F), snow is in abundance. Because Tokamachi lies in a valley, wind patterns bring in clouds from both the sea of Japan as well as the Pacific ocean. The mountains surrounding the city (though not terribly high in altitude) act as any other mountains that affect rain and snow patterns providing a barrier for cloud patters. This causes a great deal of the built up precipitation to drop on the city. The Tokamachi area receives the most snow of any area on the main island of HonshuHonshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
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Municipal timeline
- March 31, 1954 — The city was founded when the towns of Tokamachi, and the villages of Nakajo, Kawaji, and Rokka merged.
- December 1, 1954 — The city absorbed the village of Yoshida from Nakauonuma District.
- February 1, 1955 — The city absorbed the village of Shimojo from Nakauonuma District.
- April 1, 1962 — The city absorbed the village of Mizusawa from Nakauonuma District.
- October 23, 2004 — The city was struck by the Chūetsu earthquake2004 Chuetsu earthquakeThe occurred at 5:56 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2004 . The Japan Meteorological Agency has named it the Heisei 16 Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake or The Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake of 2004...
, suffering some damage. - April 1, 2005 — The city merged with 4 municipalities (2 from Nakauonuma DistrictNakauonuma District, Niigatais a district located in Niigata, Japan.As of April 1, 2005, the district has a population of 11,754. The area is now 372.80 km².The district has one village*Tsunan-History:...
, 2 from now-defunct Higashikubiki DistrictHigashikubiki District, NiigataHigashikubiki was a district located in Niigata, Japan. The district was founded when the former Kubiki District split into Higashikubiki District, Nakakubiki District, and Nishikubiki District...
) to create the new city of Tokamachi.
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