Ogawa, Nagano

Ogawa is located in the mountains of northwestern Nagano Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities • Nagano Prefecture • Hakuba • Nagano • Ōmachi Climate The village has a humid continental climate characterized by short, hot and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ogawa is 10.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1273 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.3 °C. ==Demographics==

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogawa has declined by more than three-quarters from its peak around 1950. ==History==

The area of present-day Ogawa was part of ancient Shinano Province. The villages of Kita-Ogawa and Minami-Ogawa were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged to form the village of Ogawa on April 1, 1955. ==Economy==

The economy of Ogawa is agricultural, primarily rice cultivation and horticulture. ==Education==

Ogawa has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. ==Transportation==

Railway • Ogawa does not have any passenger railway service. Highway • ==Local attractions==

• Furusato Land Ogawa, local history museum ==References==