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Takayama
Gunmavillage
Total population
3,674
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Takayama is a village in Gunma, Japan. Located at 36.621°, 138.943°, Takayama occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 3,674. Climate records indicate average highs near 61.6°F and lows near 46.2°F and about 58.3 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,385 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Takayama.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves98
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves84
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves81
- Varied TitPoecile varius (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848) · Aves74
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves69
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves61
- Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizuki (Temminck, 1836) · Aves56
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves55
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-126 km SW of Oyama, Japan
- M 4.9 — 2026-04-1810 km SSW of Hakuba, Japan
- M 4.9 — 2026-03-151 km SW of Kiryū, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-02-152 km NNW of Tatebayashi, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2026-02-095 km N of Gyōda, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2026-02-060 km E of Hasuda, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Gunma
- Minakami5 mi away · pop. 19,347
- Numata5.7 mi away · pop. 47,787
- Nakanojō6.1 mi away · pop. 16,850
- Showa6.9 mi away · pop. 7,347
- Higashiagatsuma7.6 mi away · pop. 14,033
- Shibukawa9.5 mi away · pop. 76,552
- Kawaba10.4 mi away · pop. 3,647
- Yoshioka12.5 mi away · pop. 21,080
- Shinto12.7 mi away · pop. 14,315
- Naganohara17.1 mi away · pop. 5,536
- Maebashi17.3 mi away · pop. 324,644
- 本郷町18.1 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Takayama
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 104281
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,460
- Wikidata
- Q1203891
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429