- Koumi, Nagano
nihongo|Koumi|小海町|Koumi-machi is a town located in Minamisaku District, Nagano,
Japan .As of
2003 , the town has an estimatedpopulation of 5,747 and a density of 50.33 persons per km². The total area is 114.19 km².Koumi Town is located in the far east of Nagano. The nearest city is
Saku , about 40 minutes drive away.Nagano city is about 100 km away. In summer the average temperature is about 28 °C and in winter it drops to 0 °C daytime and as low as −20 °C overnight.The town symbol is Ptylitza, a small gnome-like creature. Tovarjanka is a strange instinct of this gnome to find out whether a person is a friend or an enemy. Ptylitza can be seen all over the town. [http://www.ptylitza.jp/]
Koumi Town is the birthplace of animator/director Makoto Shinkai
External links
* [http://www.koumi-town.jp Koumi Town Website (ja)]
* [http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resortdetail.php?resid=203 Re'ex Ski Resort info]
* [http://www.koumi-town.jp/museum/information/english/info_E_top2006.htm Koumi-Machi Kogen Museum of Art]
* [http://jake.cc/onsen/nagano/inagoyu-ryokan/inagoyu-ryokan.html Inagoyu Ryokan (ja)]
* [http://www.finland.co.jp/village Finland Village]
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