Nasukarasuyama

Nasukarasuyama 那須烏山市
City
Nasukarasuyama City Hall
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Location of Nasukarasuyama in Tochigi Prefecture
Nasukarasuyama
Coordinates: 36°39′24.8″N 140°9′5.1″E / 36.656889°N 140.151417°E / 36.656889; 140.151417
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tochigi
Area
• Total	174.35 km2 (67.32 sq mi)
Population  (August 1, 2020)
• Total	25,783
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0287-83-1111
Address	1-1-1 Chuo, Nasukarasuyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-0692
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Crow
Flower	Magnolia kobus
Tree	Zelkova serrata

Nasukarasuyama (那須烏山市, Nasukarasuyama-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020^[update], the city had an estimated population of 25,783 in 10,509 households,^[1] and a population density of 150 persons per km². The total area of the city is 174.35 square kilometres (67.32 sq mi).

Nasukarasuyama is located in the center-eastern part of Tochigi Prefecture, at the western foot of the Yamizo Mountains, at the southern end of the Shiona Hills, and in the middle reaches of the Naka River. The old Karasuyama town area is located on the right bank of the Naka River. The city is 30–35 km northeast from the prefectural capital of Utsunomiya. Nasukarasuyama is the political, economic, and administrative base for the eastern part of the prefecture.

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Hitachiōmiya
• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Ichikai
  • Nakagawa
  • Sakura
  • Takanezawa

Nasukarasuyama has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nasukarasuyama is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,436.3 mm (56.55 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 29 °C (84 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.9 °C (33.6 °F).^[2]

Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Nasukarasuyama has declined over the past 30 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	39,046	—
1970	33,539	−14.1%
1980	33,562	+0.1%
1990	33,699	+0.4%
2000	32,790	−2.7%
2010	29,177	−11.0%
2020	24,875	−14.7%

The area began as a castle town for Karasuyama Domain in the Edo period, centered on Karasuyama Castle, a fortification dating to the Kamakura period. Karasuyama Town was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It merged with the neighboring villages of Mukada, Sakai, and Nanago on March 31, 1954. The modern city of Nasukarasuyama was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Karasuyama and Minaminasu (both from Nasu District).

Nasukarasuyama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city assembly of 17 members. Nasukarasuyama, together with the town of Nakagawa a collectively contributes one member to the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Nasukarasuyama has primarily an agricultural economy, with a secondary emphasis on tourism.

• Nasukarasuyama has five public primary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education.

• Junko Kawamata (born 1960), politician^[5]

JR East – Karasuyama Line

• Kōnoyama - Ōgane - Kobana - Taki - Karasuyama

• National Route 293
• National Route 294

• Karasuyama Castle
• Yamaage Kaikan

• Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States

Media related to Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)