Narusawa, Yamanashi


Narusawa is a village located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 3,152 in 1257 households, and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area of the village is.

Geography

Narusawa is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji. The entire village is located within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
The place name "Narusawa" is mentioned in the Kamakura period chronicle Azuma Kagami as a hamlet on the road connecting Kai Province with Suruga Province. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period on July 1, 1889, the village of Narusawa was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Narusawa has slowly grown over the past 30 years.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters. The average annual temperature in Kōshū is 9.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1751 mm with September as the wettest month.

Education

Narusawa has one public elementary school operated by the village government. The village does not have a junior high school or a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Local attractions

The Kawaguchiko Motor Museum is located in Narusawa.

Sister city relations