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Tōkamachi 十日町市
City
Gimyo Rice Terrace
FlagSeal
Location of Tōkamachi in Niigata
Tōkamachi
Coordinates: 37°8′0″N 138°45′0″E / 37.13333°N 138.75000°E / 37.13333; 138.75000
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Niigata
Government
• Mayor	Yoshifumi Sekiguchi
Area
• Total	590.39 km (227.95 sq mi)
Population
• Total	53,333
• Density	90/km (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	025-757-3111
Address	3-3　Chitose, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-8501
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Swan
Flower	Lilium
Tree	Fagus crenata

Tōkamachi (十日町市, Tōkamachi-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 28,728 in 19,823 households, and a population density of 86.3 persons per km². The total area of the city was 590.39 square kilometres (227.95 sq mi), although some borders of the city are not well defined. Tōkamachi derives its name from the fact that a market was held every tenth day of the month. Similarly, the nearby former town of Muikamachi had its own local market held on days ending in six each month.

Geography

Tōkamachi is located in an inland region of southwest Niigata Prefecture. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Sakae
• Niigata Prefecture
  • Jōetsu
  • Kashiwazaki
  • Minamiuonuma
  • Nagaoka
  • Ojiya
  • Uonuma
  • Tsunan
  • Yuzawa

Climate

Tōkamachi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tōkamachi is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,537.0 mm (99.88 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.1 °C (31.8 °F). Because Tōkamachi lies in a valley, wind patterns bring in clouds from both the Sea of Japan as well as the Pacific Ocean. The mountains surrounding the city (though not terribly high in altitude) act as any other mountains that affect rain and snow patterns providing a barrier for cloud patterns. This causes a great deal of the built up precipitation to drop on the city. The Tōkamachi area receives the most snow of any area on the main island of Honshu.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Tōkamachi has declined steadily over the past 50 years.

History

The area of present-day Tōkamachi was part of ancient Echigo Province, and was part of the tenryō territories held directly by then Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, was the capital of the newly-formed Nakauonuma District of Niigata Prefecture, and was proclaimed a village on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on September 24, 1897. Tōkamachi gained city status on March 31, 1954, by merging with the neighbouring villages of Nakajō, Kawaji and Rokka. The village of Yoshida (from Nakauonuma District) was annexed on December 1, 1954 followed by the village of Shimojō (from Nakauonuma District) on February 1, 1955. On April 1, 1962 - Tōkamachi absorbed the village of Mizusawa (from Nakauonuma District). The Chūetsu earthquake of October 23, 2004 caused only minor damage to the city. On April 1, 2005 Tōkamachi absorbed the towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama (both from Higashikubiki District); the town of Kawanishi, and the village of Nakasato (both from Nakauonuma District) to create the new and expanded city of Tōkamachi.

Government

Tōkamachi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members. The city contributes two members to the Niigata Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Niigata District No.6 of the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.

Economy

Sericulture and the production of silk is a traditional mainstay of the local economy. Tōkamachi's status as a silk production hub subsequently made it a prominent producer of kimonos, although that has faded in recent years. Agriculture, notably the cultivation of koshihikari rice, is also an important local product.

Education

Tōkamachi has 18 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government and one private elementary and one private middle school. There are four public high schools operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operates three special education schools.

Transportation

Railway

Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line

• Misashima - Shinza - Tōkamachi - Matsudai

JR East - – Iiyama Line

• Echigo-Tazawa - Echigo-Mizusawa - Doichi - Tōkamachi - Uonuma-Nakajō - Gejō

Highway

• National Route 117
• National Route 252
• National Route 253
• National Route 353
• National Route 403
• National Route 405

Sister cities

International

• Como, Italy, since 1975

Domestic

• Sapporo, Hokkaido
• Shibushi, Kagoshima
• Wako, Saitama
• Yokohama, Kanagawa
  • All signed on August 27, 2004

Notable people from Tōkamachi

• Maki Miyamae, Japanese pop singer, professional chef and restaurateur
• Toshiei Mizuochi, Japanese politician
• Shuichi Shigeno, Japanese mangaka
• Genichi Taguchi, Japanese engineer and statistician
• Kōji Takahashi, Japanese actor

Local attractions

• Tōkamachi is home to the Tōkamachi Snow Festival [ja], which takes place every February.
• Tōkamachi also hosts the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
• Bijinbayashi [ja]
• Kiyotsu Gorge
• Rice Terraces (Hoshitoge, Gimyo, Gamo) [ja]
• Matsunoyama Onsen [ja]

• Tokamachi snow festival
• Bijinbayashi
• Kiyotsu Gorge
• Hoshitoge Rice Terrace
• Kinare, an Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial site, late March
• Matsunoyama Onsen

References

1. 市長プロフィール [Mayor's profile] (in Japanese). City of Tokamachi. Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
2. http://www.city.tokamachi.lg.jp Tōkamachi city official statistics](in Japanese)
3. 市長への便り（平成25年7月） [Mayor answers questions related to name of city] (in Japanese). City of Tokamachi. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
5. 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
6. Tōkamachi population statistics
7. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 139. Tokamachi-shi, Kawanishi-machi, Nakasato-mura, Matsudai-machi and Matsunoyama-machi were incorporated into a newly established Tokamachi-shi as of April 1, 2005.
8. "十日町市の沿革|十日町市". 十日町市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-04. 十日町市は、平成17年4月1日に旧十日町市、川西町、中里村、松代町及び松之山町の5市町村が新設合併して誕生しました。
9. Tōkamachi city council official home page Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

External links

• Tokamachi City Government (in Japanese)
  • Official English Site (in English)
  • Official Tourism Site (in English)
• Tokamachi Tourist Association Official Website (in English)

v t e Niigata Prefecture
Niigata (capital)
Niigata	Wards Kita Higashi Chūō Kōnan Akiha Minami Nishi Nishikan
Special cities	Jōetsu Nagaoka
Cities	Agano Gosen Itoigawa Kamo Kashiwazaki Minamiuonuma Mitsuke Murakami Myōkō Ojiya Sado Sanjō Shibata Tainai Tōkamachi Tsubame Uonuma
Districts	Higashikanbara District Aga Iwafune District Awashimaura Sekikawa Kariwa District Kariwa Kitakanbara District Seirō Minamikanbara District Tagami Minami-Uonuma District Yuzawa Nakauonuma District Tsunan Nishikanbara District Yahiko Santō District Izumozaki
Former Districts	Higashikubiki District Kitauonuma District Koshi District Nakakanbara District Nakakubiki District Nishikubiki District
List of mergers in Niigata Prefecture

• Cities in Niigata Prefecture
• Tōkamachi, Niigata