Aoki, Nagano Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

History | Geography | Local attractions | Transport : Rail : Road

🇯🇵 Aoki (青木村) is a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

History The area of present-day Aoki was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of Ueda Domain during the Edo period. The modern village of Aoki was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the municipalities system. A proposal to merge with the neighboring city of Ueda was rejected by voters in 2002.

Geography Aoki is located in the centre of Nagano Prefecture, in a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides. The village is at an average elevation of between 500 and 850 meters, with approximately 80% of the village area covered in mountains and forests. Around 10% of the village area is agricultural, with rice, mushrooms and horticulture as the main agricultural activities.

Local attractions • Daihō-ji, a Buddhist temple with a three-story pagoda that is a National Treasure of Japan • Tazawa Onsen.

Transport: Rail Since the discontinuation of the Ueda Onsen Electric Railway's Aoki Line in 1938, the village has not had passenger railway service.

Transport: Road • National Route 143.

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Aoki has a population of over 4,360 people. Aoki also forms part of the wider Nagano Prefecture which has a population of over 2,052,493 people. Aoki is situated west of Ueda.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Sister Cities include:

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East of: 138.117

🇯🇵 Chikuma 138.134

🇯🇵 Chino 138.161

🇯🇵 Shimada 138.183

🇯🇵 Nagano 138.191

🇯🇵 Jōetsu 138.239

🇯🇵 Ueda 138.257

🇯🇵 Fujieda 138.258

🇯🇵 Suzaka 138.312

🇯🇵 Sado 138.36

🇯🇵 Shizuoka 138.367

West of: 138.117

🇯🇵 Kakegawa 138.028

🇯🇵 Matsumoto 137.967

🇯🇵 Shiojiri 137.966

🇯🇵 Ina 137.965

🇯🇵 Fukuroi 137.917

🇯🇵 Azumino 137.9

🇯🇵 Iwata 137.85

🇯🇵 Iida 137.827

🇯🇵 Hamamatsu 137.739

🇯🇵 Hiramatsu 137.717

Antipodal to Aoki is: -41.883,-36.367

Locations Near: Aoki 138.117,36.3667

🇯🇵 Ueda 138.257,36.402 d: 13.1  

🇯🇵 Chikuma 138.134,36.534 d: 18.7  

🇯🇵 Matsumoto 137.967,36.233 d: 20  

🇯🇵 Azumino 137.9,36.3 d: 20.8  

🇯🇵 Nagano 138.191,36.649 d: 32  

🇯🇵 Shiojiri 137.966,36.116 d: 31  

🇯🇵 Suzaka 138.312,36.648 d: 35.8  

🇯🇵 Chino 138.161,35.996 d: 41.4  

🇯🇵 Saku 138.492,36.257 d: 35.7  

🇯🇵 Ina 137.965,35.841 d: 60.1  

Antipodal to: Aoki -41.883,-36.367

🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 19180.9  

🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18912.3  

🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18909.6  

🇧🇷 São José -48.617,-27.6 d: 18852.4  

🇧🇷 Palhoça -48.667,-27.633 d: 18853  

🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18916  

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 18960.5  

🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 18907.2  

🇧🇷 Biguaçu -48.667,-27.5 d: 18840.4  

🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 18905.5  

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