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Yamanouchi .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 山ノ内町
Town
Yamanouchi Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yamanouchi in Nagano Prefecture
Yamanouchi
Coordinates: 36°44′40.5″N 138°24′45.7″E / 36.744583°N 138.412694°E / 36.744583; 138.412694Coordinates: 36°44′40.5″N 138°24′45.7″E / 36.744583°N 138.412694°E / 36.744583; 138.412694
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Shimotakai
Area
• Total	265.90 km2 (102.66 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
• Total	12,351
• Density	46.4/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Tsuga sieboldii
• Flower	Apple
• Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0269-33-3111
Address	3352-1 Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano-ken 381-0498
Website	http://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/

Shiga Kogen mountains in Yamanouchi

Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi

Yamanouchi (山ノ内町, Yamanouchi-machi) is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2016^[update], the town had an estimated population of 12,351, and a population density of 46.4 persons per km². Its total area is 265.90 square kilometres (102.66 sq mi).

Geography

Yamanouchi is located in northeast Nagano Prefecture, with over 90% of its area covered by mountains and forest. The town measures approximately 39 kilometers east-west and 12 kilometers north-south, and has an elevation ranging from 424 meters to 2341 meters.

Surrounding municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  
  
  
  • Nagano
  
  
  • Takayama
  
  
  • Kijimadaira
  
  
  • Sakae
  
  
  
  


• 
  Gunma Prefecture
  
  • Nakanojō
  
  

History

The area of present-day Yamanouchi was part of ancient Shinano Province. The modern town of Yamanouchi was established on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the town of Hirao with the neighboring villages of Honami and Yomase.

Education

Yamanouchi has three public elementary schools and one public middle school. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

• 
  Nagano Electric Railway - Nagano Line
  
  • 
    Yomase - Kamijō - Yudanaka
    
  
  

Highway

• Japan National Route 292


• Japan National Route 403

International relations

• 
  – Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, sister city since February 1, 1973

Local attractions

• Shiga Kōgen


• Jigokudani Monkey Park

External links

• 
  Media related to Yamanouchi, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons


• 
  Official Website (in Japanese)
  

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