Kamikitayama, Nara

Kamikitayama (上北山村, Kamikitayama-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Kamikitayama 上北山村
Village
Kamikitayama Village
Flag Chapter
Location of Kamikitayama in Nara Prefecture
Kamikitayama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°8′N 136°0′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	274.05 km^2 (105.81 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	486
• Density	1.8/km^2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	330 Kawai, Kamikitayama-mura, Nara-ken 639-3701
Website	vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp
Symbols Bird Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) Flower Lilium auratum (mountain lily) Tree Zelkova serrata (Japanese elm)

As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 486. The total area is 274.05 km².

The village has an aging population. Between 2002 and 2007 the population declined by 15.6%. This trend has continued. It is one of the villages expected to be extinct by 2040.

Neighboring municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Shimokitayama
  • Gojō
  • Totsukawa
  • Kawakami
  • Tenkawa
• Mie Prefecture
  • Kumano
  • Owase
  • Ōdai
  • Kihoku

Education

• Primary Schools
  • Kamikitayama Elementary School
• Junior High Schools
  • Kamikitayama Junior High School

As of 2012 the two schools have a combined student population of 27. Even with such a small student body, in 2009 the village began employing an ALT(Assistant Language Teacher) of English from the JET Programme to live and work in village.

Notable places

• Yoshino-Kumano National Park
• Mount Ōdaigahara
• Sakamoto Dam
• Higashinokawa Post Office

External links

• Media related to Kamikitayama, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
• Kamikitayama official website (in Japanese)