Nagatoro ( 長瀞町 , Nagatoro-machi ) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 6,838 in 2894 households and a population density of 220 persons per km. The total area of the town is 30.43 square kilometres (11.75 sq mi). The Nagatoro River is well known for its rapids and whitewater rafting and boating, and the entire town is designated as a prefectural nature park and preserve.
7-757: Located in the mountains of western Saitama Prefecture, Nagatoro is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River . Nagatoro has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nagatoro is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C. Per Japanese census data,
14-643: Is a 173-kilometre (107 mi) long river that flows through Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo . Its average flow in 2002 was 30 m /s. It originates on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture , and empties into Tokyo Bay . It has a total catchment area of 2,940 km (1,140 sq mi). The river is one of Tokyo's major sources of tap water , and together with the Tone River , accounts for around 80% of Tokyo's water supply as of 2018. The Okubo water purification plant takes water from
21-724: Is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The main source of income for Nagatoro is tourism-related industries. Nagatoro has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. [REDACTED] Chichibu Railway - Chichibu Main Line Hodosan Ropeway [REDACTED] Media related to Nagatoro, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons Arakawa River (Kanto) The Arakawa River or Ara River ( Japanese : 荒川 , Hepburn : Arakawa , "kawa" (川) already means "river")
28-518: The eastern United States. This means that officials and volunteers from both river areas collaborate with each other. This river is also depicted in many anime such as Toaru Kagaku no Railgun and Arakawa Under the Bridge , which is set on the riverbank. The Arakawa plays a small but significant background role in the game Yakuza 4 . Main character Masayoshi Tanimura spends the game trying to discover who murdered his father, Taigi, whose body
35-499: The population of Nagatoro has declined modestly in recent decades. The village of Nagami was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and was elevated to town status on February 15, 1940. The town absorbed neighboring Higuchi and part of Shiratori villages on September 8, 1943, and changed its name to Nagatoro on November 1, 1971. In February 1955,
42-594: The river. Attempts to control flooding of the Arakawa River have been made since the area that is now Tokyo became the de facto capital of Japan during the Edo period . Following a major flood in 1910 that damaged a large part of central Tokyo, a 22-kilometre (14 mi) long drainage canal was constructed between 1911 and 1924. In 1996 an agreement was signed to make it a "sister river" of the Potomac River in
49-489: The town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Orihara, Hachigata, Obusuma, and Yodo. Nagatoro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of ten members. Nagatoro, together with the towns of Higashichichibu, Minano, Ogano and Yokoze, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town
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