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川手

Naganohamlet

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Coordinates36.63°, 137.88°

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City facts

Overview

川手 sits in Nagano, Japan and is identified as a hamlet. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 36.635°, 137.879° situate 川手 in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,304 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

36.6347

Longitude

137.8788

Water area

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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

5,158

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
166
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone (Kittlitz, 1830) · Aves
158
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) · Aves
144
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
133
Narcissus Flycatcher
Ficedula narcissina (Temminck, 1836) · Aves
130
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827) · Aves
127
Coal Tit
Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
122
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
120

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Akito Watabe

Japanese Nordic combined skier

Yoshito Watabe

Japanese Nordic combined skier

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

pilot for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II (1920–1944)

Japanese biathlete and cross-country skiers

Japanese equestrian

Japanese ski jumper

Kenki Sato

Japanese equestrian

Japanese film director (1937-2006)

Michiko Kashiwabara

Japanese cross-country skier (1991-)

Nobu Naruse

Japanese cross-country skier

ZUN

Japanese video game developer and composer

Japanese sculptor

Isato Matsumoto

Noriko Fukushima

Japanese freestyle skier

Kentaro Miyawaki

Japanese snowboarder

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nagano

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.57

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,304

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

garden weigela

Weigela hortensis

Seen 2026-06-01

Daimyo Oak

Quercus dentata

Seen 2026-06-01

Hondo Macaque

Macaca fuscata fuscata

Seen 2026-06-01

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-05-31

Japanese Dormouse

Japanese Dormouse

Glirulus japonicus

Seen 2026-05-26

Japanese Grass Lizard

Japanese Grass Lizard

Takydromus tachydromoides

Seen 2026-05-26

Galearis camtschatica

Galearis camtschatica

Galearis camtschatica

Seen 2026-05-26

Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Seen 2026-05-15

Oxalis nipponica

Oxalis nipponica

Oxalis nipponica

Seen 2026-05-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of 川手, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

美麻トンネル - panoramio — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro fault earthquake 2 — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro fault earthquake 5 — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (6) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (7) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (9) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (11) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (12) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (13) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (14) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (15) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (16) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (17) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (18) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (19) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (20) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (21) — 川手, Japan

Kamishiro, Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture 399-9211, Japan - panoramio (23) — 川手, Japan

青木湖 - panoramio — 川手, Japan

青木湖 - panoramio (1) — 川手, Japan

青木湖 - panoramio (3) — 川手, Japan

姫川源流 - panoramio — 川手, Japan

姫川源流 - panoramio (1) — 川手, Japan

姫川源流 - panoramio (2) — 川手, Japan

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org