Takayama, Gunma

Village in Kantō, Japan

Takayama Flag Seal
Location of Takayama in Gunma Prefecture
36°37′4.7″N 138°56′36.9″E / 36.617972°N 138.943583°E / 36.617972; 138.943583
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Gunma
District	Agatsuma
Area
• Total	64.18 km² (24.78 sq mi)
Population (September 2020)
• Total	6,889
• Density	110/km² (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Oak
- Flower	Japanese Gentian
- Bird	Copper pheasant
Phone number	0279-63-2111
Address	2856-1 Nakayama, Takayama-mura, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-0702
Website	Official website

Takayama (高山村, Takayama-mura) is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2020^[update], the village had an estimated population of 6,889 in 2449 households,^[1] and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the village is 64.18 square kilometres (24.78 sq mi).

Geography

Located at the easternmost point of Agatsuma District, Takayama is surrounded by mountains at all cardinal directions. The Gunma Telescope is located on Mount Komochi in the south.

Mountains: Mount Onoko (1208m), Junigadake (1200.9m), Mount Komochi (1296m)
Rivers: Agatsuma River

Surrounding municipalities

Gunma Prefecture

Climate

Takayama has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Takayama is 6.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1548 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -5.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Takayama has remained relatively steady over the past century.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	3,286	—
1930	3,688	+12.2%
1940	4,025	+9.1%
1950	4,965	+23.4%
1960	4,813	−3.1%
1970	4,161	−13.5%
1980	4,788	+15.1%
1990	4,087	−14.6%
2000	4,348	+6.4%
2010	3,911	−10.1%
2020	3,511	−10.2%

History

During the Edo period, the area around Takayama was part of the hatamoto-administered territory within Kōzuke Province. With the creation of the modern municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration on April 1, 1889, the village of Takayama was created within Agatsuma District of Gunma Prefecture.

Government

Takayama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of 10 members. Takayama, collectively with the other municipalities in Agatsuma District, contributes two members to the Gunma Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Gunma 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.