Mino (美濃市, Mino-shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 31 December 2018[update], the city had an estimated population of 20,749 in 8149 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city was 117.01 square kilometres (45.18 sq mi). The city is renowned for traditional Japanese Mino washi paper and its streets, which are in the style of the early Edo period (1603–1868). An urban area known as "Udatsu Townscape" (うだつのあがるまちなみ) was designated as an important traditional building group conservation area by the government on May 13, 1999.
Mino
美濃市 | |
|---|---|
 Mino-machi Nagara River, Hachiman Shrine Oyada Shrine, Katachi Gorge Mino Bridge | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Mino in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Mino | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′41.1″N 136°54′27.2″E / 35.544750°N 136.907556°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tetsuhiro Muto[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.01 km2 (45.18 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2018) | |
| • Total | 20,749 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0575-33-1122 |
| Address | 1350 Mino-shi, Gifu-ken 501-3792 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Ume |
| Tree | Maple |
Geography
editMino is located in the south-central Gifu Prefecture. The Nagara River and the Itadori River flow through the city. Mino is surrounded by the city of Seki to the west, south and east, and by the city of Gujō to the north.
Climate
editThe city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Mino is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,207.8 mm (86.92 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C (80.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Mino (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.7 (3.10) |
83.0 (3.27) |
150.8 (5.94) |
187.8 (7.39) |
212.2 (8.35) |
260.6 (10.26) |
348.7 (13.73) |
267.3 (10.52) |
284.8 (11.21) |
170.4 (6.71) |
105.2 (4.14) |
89.8 (3.54) |
2,207.8 (86.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 129.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.3 | 170.9 | 196.9 | 205.9 | 207.6 | 158.8 | 164.8 | 203.5 | 165.3 | 172.7 | 159.1 | 151.3 | 2,115.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Neighbouring municipalities
editDemographics
editPer Japanese census data,[5] the population of Mino has decreased gradually over the past 40 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,421 | — |
| 1980 | 26,825 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 26,022 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 24,662 | −5.2% |
| 2010 | 22,629 | −8.2% |
| 2020 | 19,247 | −14.9% |
History
editThe area around Mino was part of the traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, Kanamori Nagachika, the founder of Takayama Domain was granted permission by Tokugawa Ieyasu to build Oguriyama Castle on the Nagara River. Due to floods, the castle town was relocated in 1605 to higher ground. The area later became part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Mugi District in Gifu Prefecture was created, and with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889 the town of Kozuchi was created. In July 1909 Kozuchi was the site of a meteorite impact. The meteorite, which massed about 13.5 kg (30 lb), broke into pieces and fell across an area 13 miles (21 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. The largest piece, about 4 kg (8.8 lb), fell in the village of Gokurakuji.[6] On April 1, 1911, Kozuchi was renamed Mino. Mino was raised to city status on April 1, 1954 with the merger of the town of Mino with the villages of Suhara, Shimomaki, Kamimaki, Oyada, Aimi, and Nakauchi.
Government
editMino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 13 members.
Education
editMino has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
editRailway
editHighway
editSister cities
editMeinong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, friendship city since November 29, 2012
Local attractions
edit- Ogurayama Castle Ruins
- Yawata Shrine
Notable people from Mino
edit- Chiune Sugihara, diplomat
References
edit- ^ 美濃市について. Mino official webpage (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Mino city official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Mino population statistics
- ^ Mino meteorite at gifu-u.ac.jp (Japanese)
External links
editMedia related to Mino, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- Mino City official website (in Japanese)