Agano

• Name — Agano • Type — City • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Niigata • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Hiroyuki Katō (since April 2024) • Area Total Km2 — 192.74 • Population Total — 41204 • Population As Of — July 1, 2019 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Custom Label Sec1 — Symbols • Custom Label1 Sec1 — • Tree • Custom Data1 Sec1 — Sakura • Custom Label2 Sec1 — • Flower • Custom Data2 Sec1 — Cosmos • Custom Label3 Sec1 — • Bird • Custom Data3 Sec1 — Swan • Custom Label Sec2 — Phone number • Custom Data Sec2 — 0250-62-2510 • Custom Label1 Sec2 — Address • Custom Data1 Sec2 — 10–15 Okayama, Agano-shi, Niigata-ken 959–2092

• Illustration — Komabayashi River Agano is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. As the city name implies, the Agano River flows through the west side of the city. The highest elevation is the summit of Mount Gozu at 912 meters. Approximately one third of the city area is covered in mountains and forests, and slightly over one third is farmland.

• Niigata Prefecture • Aga • Akiha-ku, Niigata • Gosen • Kita-ku, Niigata • Kōnan-ku, Niigata • Shibata • Tagami

Agano has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Agano is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1874 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.4 °C.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Agano was relatively stable throughout the late 20th century but has declined in the 21st.

• Illustration — Suibara Magistrate's Office • Illustration — 4 former municipalities merged to establish Agano City (Suibara, Yasuda, Kyōgase and Sasakami) The area of present-day Agano was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period the area was divided between territories controlled by Shibata Domain, Murakami Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. The area was organised as part of Kitakanbara District, Niigata following the Meiji restoration, and the town of Suibara and villages of Yasuda, Kyōgase and Sasakami were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Yasuda was raised to town status in 1960. The city of Agano was established on April 1, 2004, with the merger of these four municipalities.

• Illustration — Yasuda roof tiles The economy of Agano is dominated by agriculture, including livestock production and cut flowers, but paddy rice remains the dominant crop. In the manufacturing industry, the city has factories for the production of computer related parts manufacturing, food processing, furniture, ceramics and stone products.

• Illustration — Agano City Hall Agano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members.

Agano has eleven public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government. There is one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

JR East – Uetsu Main Line • Kyōgase – Suibara – Kamiyama

• – Yasuda IC • Route • Route • Route • Route

• Gozu onsen area • Deyu onsen • Murasugi onsen • Imaita onsen • Lake Hyōko (Ramsar site) • Mount Gozu • Suntopia World amusement park • Yasuda Kawara Road • Illustration — Lake Hyōko with overwintering swans • Illustration — Yasuda Tile Road • Illustration — Deyu Onsen • Illustration — Suntopia World

• 笹団子: mochi dango balls filled with red bean paste, seasoned with mugwort and wrapped in bamboo leaves. • ぽっぽ焼き: steamed bread flavored with brown sugar. • ヤスダヨーグルト • Sankaku aburaage • Swan Lake beer • Hakuryū sake • Shimbo konnyaku

• Bunji Miura, Japanese painter • Eishiro Saito, Japanese businessman • Tomoaki Seino, Japanese former football player • Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician and bassist (Southern All Stars)