Narusawa, Yamanashi

Narusawa
鳴沢村
Village

Mt Fuji from Narusawa michi-no-eki

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Location of Narusawa in Yamanashi Prefecture
Narusawa

 

Coordinates: 35°28′52.9″N 138°42′23.2″E / 35.481361°N 138.706444°E / 35.481361; 138.706444Coordinates: 35°28′52.9″N 138°42′23.2″E / 35.481361°N 138.706444°E / 35.481361; 138.706444
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Tōkai
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
District Minamitsuru
Area
 • Total 89.58 km2 (34.59 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2015)
 • Total 2,921
 • Density 32.6/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number 0555-85-2311
Address 1575 Narusawa-mura Minimitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken 401-0398
Website Official website
Narusawa Village Hall

Narusawa (鳴沢村 Narusawa-mura) is a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2015, the village had an estimated population of 2,921 and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area was 89.58 square kilometres (34.59 sq mi).

Geography

Narusawa is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji.

Neighboring municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

History

The name Narusawa is mentioned in the Kamakura period Azuma Kagami, as a hamlet on the road connecting Kai Province with Suruga Province. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in July 1, 1889, the village of Narusawa was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Local attractions

The Kawaguchiko Motor Museum is located in Narusawa.[1]

Education

Narusawa has one elementary school.

Transportation

Highway

Sister city relations

References

  1. ↑ Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Zero Fighter Museum Retrieved August 19, 2016
  2. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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