Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Shinano has declined over the past 70 years.

Education

Shinano has one combined public elementary/middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

  • 20px Shinano Railway - Kita-Shinano Line
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Highway

  • 24px|link=|alt=E18 Jōshin-etsu Expressway

Local attractions

  • Lake Nojiri
  • Naena Falls, one of the 100 Waterfalls of Japan
  • Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum
  • Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum

Notable people from Shinano

  • Kobayashi Issa, poet

Administrators

Mayors

  • 1st generation- Shigeichiro Matsuki (October 1956-4th quarter of November 1970)
  • 2nd generation- Kazuo Kobayashi (Nov. 1970-Nov. 4, 1986)
  • 3rd generation- Akio Takeuchi (November 1986-November 1, 1990)
  • 4th generation- Tadakazu Ogusa (Nov. 1990-Nov. 3, 2002)
  • 5th generation- Hiroshi Hattori (November 2002-November 1, 2006)
  • 6th generation- Shigehiro Matsuki (Nov. 2006-Nov. 2, 2014)
  • 7th generation- Masatomo Yokokawa (November 2014 – present)

Town council

  • Number of lawmakers: 12 (term of office: until March 31, 2021)
  • Chair: Moriyama Konomi
  • Since January 2013, it has adopted the “Full Year Assembly”

References

  • Official Website