Komoro, Nagano

Komoro, Nagano

Infobox City Japan
Name= Komoro
JapaneseName= 小諸市
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Nagano
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Area_km2= 98.66
PopDate= December 1, 2005
Population= 45,287
Density_km2= 459.00
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CityHallPostalCode= 384-8501
CityHallAddress= 3-3-3 Aioi-chō, Komoro-shi, Nagano-ken
CityHallPhone= 0267-22-1700
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.komoro.nagano.jp/ City of Komoro]

nihongo|Komoro|小諸市|Komoro-shi is a city located in Nagano, Japan.

As of May 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,190. The total area is 98.66 km².

Municipal Timeline

*February 1, 1954-Komoro absorbed the villages of Kawanabe, Kitaoi, and Osato from Kitasaku District.
*April 1, 1954-Komoro gained city status after the villages of Minamioi and Mioka from Kitasaku District was merged into Komoro.
*April 1, 1959-Parts of the town of Tobu (now part of the city of Tomi) was merged into the city and the city has been unchanged since.

Education

High school
*Komoro-shogyo High School
*Komoro High School

Junior High school
*Ashihara Junior high school
*Komoro-higashi Junior high school

ightseeing

Key Sights

* Kaikoen, a park in the center of Komoro containing the foundations of Komoro castle as well as a museum dedicated to Shimazaki Toson (see below) and a zoo.
* Nunobikki, a temple dating from 1252 located at the top of a ravine. About a 5 minute drive outside of town, walking is possible if you know where to go.
* Mountain hiking in Takamine, close to the active volcano Mt Asama, about a 30 minute drive uphill from Komoro.

Famous Residents

*Shimazaki Toson, poet and writer. Toson spent a period teaching in Komoro, and is featured in a dedicated museum located within Komoro's Kaikoen park.
* [http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1281&Itemid=0 Sodo Yokoyama] , a leaf-flute Zen Master who lived as a hermit in Komoro's Kaikoen Park until 1980. Yokoyama was inspired by an earlier resident of Komoro, the poet and writer Shimazaki Toson. See Arthur Braverman's excellent [http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1281&Itemid=0 article] for some personal recollections of Yokoyama.

External links

* [http://www.city.komoro.nagano.jp/ Komoro government official website] in Japanese
* [http://hometown.infocreate.co.jp/en/chubu/komoro/komoro-e.html Komoro sightseeing guide] in English and [http://hometown.infocreate.co.jp/chubu/komoro/index.html Japanese]
* [http://www.kanko.komoro.org/index.html Komoro Tourist Bureau] (in Japanese)


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