Ogose, Saitama
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Geography
Ogose is located in central Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Ogose has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogose is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ogose peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
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History
Ogose town was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogose annexed neighboring Umezono village on February 1, 1955.
Government
Ogose has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ogose, together with the towns of Hatoyama and Moroyama, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Ogose remains largely an agricultural town, primarily based on horticulture, although it has increasingly become a bedroom community.
Education
- Ogose has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there are two private high schools.
Transportation
Railway
File:JR logo (east).svg JR East – Hachikō Line
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File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Ogose Line
Highway
Ogose is not served by any expressways or national highways
Local attractions
- Kuroyama waterfalls
- Ogose Plum Gardens
Noted people from Ogose
- Yusuke Shimada, professional football player
References
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- ↑ Ogose population statistics
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External links
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