Nose, Osaka

Nose (能勢町, Nose-chō) (Japanese pronunciation: [nose]) is a town situated in Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 9,185 in 4541 households and a population density of 93 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 98.75 square kilometres (38.13 sq mi).

Nose
能勢町
Town
Nose Town Hall
Nose Town Hall
Flag of Nose
Flag
Official seal of Nose
Emblem
Location of Nose in Osaka Prefecture
Location of Nose
Nose is located in Japan
Nose
Nose
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°58′N 135°25′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
Kinki
PrefectureOsaka
DistrictToyono
Government
 • MayorKazuhiro Naka
Area
 • Total98.75 km2 (38.13 sq mi)
Population
 (May 1, 2023)
 • Total9,185
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address28 Shukuno, Nose-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0392
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerLilium japonicum
TreeZelkova serrata
"Noma Keyaki" in Nose

Geography

Nose is located in the northernmost tip of Osaka Prefecture, surrounded by mountains, , including Mount Miyama (791m)[2] and Mount Kenpi (784m). Commercial facilities and administrative facilities are concentrated in the west area, but facilities are dispersed in small hamlets throughout the town. In addition to the Yamabe River, Ojitsugi River, Noma River, and Tajiri River in the Yodo River water system, the Hozu River flows through the town.

Adjoining municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture

Climate

Nose has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nose is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,483.1 mm (58.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C (36.3 °F).[3]

Climate data for Nose (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.6
(72.7)		 28.4
(83.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 34.4
(93.9)		 37.3
(99.1)		 37.4
(99.3)		 35.8
(96.4)		 30.4
(86.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 18.1
(64.6)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 29.4
(84.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 21.5
(70.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 10.0
(50.0)		 19.1
(66.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 3.1
(37.6)		 6.5
(43.7)		 12.0
(53.6)		 17.1
(62.8)		 21.0
(69.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.9
(78.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 16.0
(60.8)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.6
(40.3)		 13.8
(56.8)
Average low °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 11.5
(52.7)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.7
(71.1)		 17.8
(64.0)		 11.3
(52.3)		 4.7
(40.5)		 0.0
(32.0)		 9.0
(48.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)		 −10.8
(12.6)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 6.1
(43.0)		 12.3
(54.1)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.7
(44.1)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −10.8
(12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.9
(1.96)		 61.5
(2.42)		 100.6
(3.96)		 111.0
(4.37)		 145.7
(5.74)		 181.2
(7.13)		 213.0
(8.39)		 154.5
(6.08)		 192.4
(7.57)		 142.8
(5.62)		 72.8
(2.87)		 57.8
(2.28)		 1,483.1
(58.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 7.6 9.9 9.9 10.2 11.5 11.8 9.0 10.4 9.0 6.4 7.1 109.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.4 113.0 147.6 179.2 189.9 132.5 152.2 195.7 150.0 153.8 134.5 122.6 1,784.5
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nose in 2020 is 9,079 people.[5] Nose has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 9,796—    
1925 9,914+1.2%
1930 10,011+1.0%
1935 9,853−1.6%
1940 10,034+1.8%
1945 12,388+23.5%
1950 12,057−2.7%
1955 11,426−5.2%
1960 10,467−8.4%
1965 9,906−5.4%
1970 9,521−3.9%
1975 9,749+2.4%
1980 10,024+2.8%
1985 10,389+3.6%
1990 10,850+4.4%
1995 13,876+27.9%
2000 14,186+2.2%
2005 12,897−9.1%
2010 11,659−9.6%
2015 10,256−12.0%
2020 9,079−11.5%
Nose population statistics[5]

History

The area of Nose was part on ancient Settsu Province, and Nose District was separated from Kawabe District in 713 AD. Nose's ancient name is Kusaka Village. It is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 CE.[6] During the Edo period, it was largely tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1837, there was an important peasant revolt in Nose, in the context of the Tenpō famine (1833-1839), some months after Ōshio Heihachirō’s riot.[7] Following the Meiji restoration, Nose District and Teshima District were merged to form Toyono District, Osaka and the area was divided into villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1896. The town of Nose was established on September 30, 1956 by the merger of the villages of Utagaki (歌垣村), Tajiri (田尻村) and Nishinose (西能勢村). The village of Tōgō (東郷村) was annexed on May 3, 1959.

Government

Nose has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral Nose council of 12 members. Nose, collectively with the town of Toyono and city of Minoh, contributes one member to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Osaka 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Nose is largely agricultural. There is one sake brewery and soma scattered light manufacturing.

Education

Situated in the south of Nose is the Nose Elementary & Junior High School. Furthermore, the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education operates a branch of the Toyonaka High School in Nose. The school is visited by about 70 students as of September 2023.

Transportation

Railway

Nose has no passenger railway service. The nearest train station to the town hall is Yamashita Station on the Nose Electric Railway. The closest station to the Noma area is Myōkenguchi Station.

Bus service

Starting from Yamashita Station, three Buses run through a major part of east and central Nose. The most frequent of which ending in the Nosecho Shukuno bus station, close to the town hall.

Highways

Local attractions

Nose is noted for the "Noma Keyaki", a 1,000-year-old Keyaki tree, 25 m tall (82 ft), 11.95 m (39.2 ft) trunk circumference.[8]

References
  1. "Nose town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. "Nose Town Tourism & Local Products". www.town-of-nose.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. Nose population statistics
  6. "Sightseeing Spots | Nose Town Tourism & Local Products". www.town-of-nose.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  7. J. Newmark, Yamadaya Daisuke’s 1837 Nose Movement, Early Modern Japan: An Interdisciplinary Journal v. 22 (2014), p. 8-28
  8. Osaka Toyono County: Noma Keyaki (in Japanese; google translation)


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