Miasa, Nagano

Map of Miasa, Nagano

Miasa (美麻村, Miasa-mura^?, lit. "beautiful hemp village") was a village located in Kitaazumi District, Nagano, Japan.

On January 1, 2006 Miasa, along with the village of Yasaka, also from Kitaazumi District, was merged into the city of Ōmachi.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,255 and a density of 18.95 persons per km². The total area was 66.21 km².

Miasa has a long tradition of producing Hemp, which has been grown there since the Yayoi period, 2000 years ago.

It is part of a Sister City exchange program with Mendocino, California. Each year, the Junior High from one country sends students to the school at the other for a two-week visit, enriching understanding of the different cultures.