Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

Geography | Surrounding municipalities | Economy | Transport : Rail : Road | Local attractions

🇯🇵 Ina is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In 2016, the former town of Takatō, now part of Ina, was selected as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.

Geography Ina is located in south-central Nagano prefecture. It is bordered to the east by the Akaishi Mountains, including Mount Nyukasa (1955 meters), Mount Nokogiri (2685 meters), Mount Senjō (3033 meters), and Mount Shiomi (3047 meters). The Tenryū River runs through the city.

Surrounding municipalitiesNagano Prefecture: ◦ Komagane ◦ Shiojiri ◦ Suwa ◦ Chino ◦ Suwa District: Fujimi ◦ Kamiina District: Minowa, Minamiminowa, Miyada ◦ Shimoina District: Ōshika ◦ Kiso District: Kiso (town). • Yamanashi Prefecture: ◦ Minami-Alps ◦ Hokuto. • Shizuoka Prefecture: ◦ Aoi-ku, Shizuoka.

History

The area of present-day Ina was part of ancient Shinano Province. The area was part of the holdings of Takatō Domain during the Edo period and Ina developed as a jōkamachi surrounding Ina Castle and as a river port on the Tenryū River. The village of Ina was established within Ina District the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889 and was raised to town status on October 15, 1897. The town of Ina merged with the villages of Tomigata, Misuzu, Tera, Higashiharuchika and Nishiminowa (all from Kitaiina District) to form the city of Ina on April 1, 1954. Ina annexed the village of Nishiharuchika in 1965. On March 31, 2006, Ina absorbed the town of Takatō, and the village of Hase (both from Kamiina District to create the new and expanded city of Ina.

Economy The economy of Ina is largely agricultural, with rice, pears, tomatoes and dairy farming as major components. The manufacturing sector includes electronics and precision instrumentation. Rubycon Corporation, an electronic components company has its headquarters in the city.

Transport: Rail • East Japan Railway Company - Iida Line ◦ Akagi - Sawando - Shimojima - Inashi - Ina-Kita.

Transport: Road • Nagano Expressway • National Route 152 • National Route 153 • National Route 361.

Local attractions • Takatō Castle.

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Ina has a population of over 68,177 people. Ina also forms one of the centres of the wider Nagano Prefecture which has a population of over 2,052,493 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Ina see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ina has links with:

🇯🇵 Aizuwakamatsu, Japan 🇨🇳 Beijing, China 🇯🇵 Chita, Japan 🇯🇵 Iwanashiro, Japan 🇯🇵 Iwata, Japan 🇯🇵 Miyake, Japan 🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Japan
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South of: 35.841

🇰🇷 Gyeongju 35.84

🇯🇵 Inzai 35.837

🇯🇵 Iruma 35.833

🇯🇵 Shiki 35.833

🇹🇳 Sousse 35.829

🇰🇷 Jeonju 35.827

🇯🇵 Warabi 35.827

🇯🇵 Yashio 35.82

🇮🇷 Karaj 35.817

🇯🇵 Misato 35.817

East of: 137.965

🇯🇵 Shiojiri 137.966

🇯🇵 Matsumoto 137.967

🇯🇵 Kakegawa 138.028

🇯🇵 Chikuma 138.134

🇯🇵 Chino 138.161

🇯🇵 Shimada 138.183

🇯🇵 Nagano 138.191

🇯🇵 Jōetsu 138.239

🇯🇵 Ueda 138.257

🇯🇵 Fujieda 138.258

West of: 137.965

🇯🇵 Fukuroi 137.917

🇯🇵 Azumino 137.9

🇯🇵 Iwata 137.85

🇯🇵 Iida 137.827

🇯🇵 Hamamatsu 137.739

🇯🇵 Hiramatsu 137.717

🇯🇵 Kurobe 137.453

🇯🇵 Toyokawa 137.388

🇯🇵 Kamiichi 137.367

🇯🇵 Takayama 137.259

Antipodal to Ina is: -42.035,-35.841

Locations Near: Ina 137.965,35.8407

🇯🇵 Chino 138.161,35.996 d: 24.7  

🇯🇵 Shiojiri 137.966,36.116 d: 30.6  

🇯🇵 Iida 137.827,35.516 d: 38.2  

🇯🇵 Matsumoto 137.967,36.233 d: 43.7  

🇯🇵 Azumino 137.9,36.3 d: 51.4  

🇯🇵 Minami-Alps 138.46,35.6 d: 52.1  

🇯🇵 Kai 138.537,35.638 d: 56.3  

🇯🇵 Ueda 138.257,36.402 d: 67.7  

🇯🇵 Kōfu 138.577,35.647 d: 59.3  

🇯🇵 Saku 138.492,36.257 d: 66.2  

Antipodal to: Ina -42.035,-35.841

🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 19186.3  

🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18965.9  

🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18962.1  

🇧🇷 São José -48.617,-27.6 d: 18908  

🇧🇷 Palhoça -48.667,-27.633 d: 18908.5  

🇧🇷 Biguaçu -48.667,-27.5 d: 18896  

🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18961.3  

🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 18953.1  

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 18995.8  

🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 18950.9  

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