Yoshika
吉賀町
Town
Yoshika town hall
Yoshika town hall
Flag of Yoshika
Flag
Official seal of Yoshika
Emblem
Location of Yoshika in Shimane Prefecture
Location of Yoshika
Yoshika is located in Japan
Yoshika
Yoshika
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°21′13″N 131°56′06″E / 34.35361°N 131.93500°E / 34.35361; 131.93500
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
San'in
PrefectureShimane
DistrictKanoashi
Area
 • Total336.50 km2 (129.92 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2023)
 • Total5,759
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address750 Muikaichi, Yoshika-cho, Kanoashi-gun, Shimane-ken 699-5513
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
TreeJapanese Umbrella Pine
Ōidani rice terraces

Yoshika (吉賀町, Yoshika-chō) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,759 in 3042 households and a population density of 17 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 336.50 square kilometres (129.92 sq mi).

Geography

Yoshioka is located in the Chugoku Mountains in the far southwestern corner of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Heavily forested and surrounded by steep mountains, arable land is available along the Takatsu River and its tributaries.

Neighboring municipalities

Shimane Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Climate

Yoshika has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Yoshika is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,940.5 mm (76.40 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C (77.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.2 °C (36.0 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Yoshika was 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) on 19 August 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 8 February 2018.[3]

Climate data for Yoshika (2006−2020 normals, extremes 2006−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)		 20.4
(68.7)		 24.4
(75.9)		 29.4
(84.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.0
(91.4)		 36.1
(97.0)		 36.8
(98.2)		 36.2
(97.2)		 30.3
(86.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 36.8
(98.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 8.9
(48.0)		 12.9
(55.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 25.7
(78.3)		 29.3
(84.7)		 30.9
(87.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 21.1
(70.0)		 15.4
(59.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 19.0
(66.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 3.7
(38.7)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.6
(52.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.5
(68.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.3
(77.5)		 21.1
(70.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 9.5
(49.1)		 4.3
(39.7)		 13.4
(56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 1.3
(34.3)		 5.3
(41.5)		 10.6
(51.1)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.7
(69.3)		 21.3
(70.3)		 17.1
(62.8)		 10.5
(50.9)		 4.8
(40.6)		 0.5
(32.9)		 8.9
(47.9)
Record low °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 0.2
(32.4)		 6.5
(43.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 13.1
(55.6)		 8.4
(47.1)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 102.5
(4.04)		 105.3
(4.15)		 144.9
(5.70)		 147.7
(5.81)		 139.0
(5.47)		 241.5
(9.51)		 340.2
(13.39)		 189.4
(7.46)		 186.6
(7.35)		 127.0
(5.00)		 87.2
(3.43)		 127.8
(5.03)		 1,940.5
(76.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.1 12.3 12.2 10.7 8.8 12.1 13.4 10.1 11.1 8.1 9.7 14.7 137.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 76.4 95.7 147.2 178.4 208.1 132.1 135.3 178.4 128.1 146.7 117.4 79.1 1,621.8
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Yoshioka in 2020 is 6,077 people.[4] Yoshioka has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 11,231—    
1925 11,358+1.1%
1930 11,726+3.2%
1935 12,253+4.5%
1940 11,996−2.1%
1945 13,562+13.1%
1950 14,113+4.1%
1955 15,188+7.6%
1960 13,876−8.6%
1965 11,242−19.0%
1970 9,667−14.0%
1975 9,122−5.6%
1980 9,415+3.2%
1985 9,165−2.7%
1990 8,725−4.8%
1995 8,600−1.4%
2000 8,179−4.9%
2005 7,362−10.0%
2010 6,813−7.5%
2015 6,374−6.4%
2020 6,077−4.7%
Yoshioka population statistics[4]

History

The area of Yoshioka was part of ancient Iwami Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Tsuwano Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Muikaichi and Kakinoki were established on within Kanoashi District, Shimane on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Muikaichi was elevated to town status on November 13, 1947. The town of Yoshioka was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the town of Muikaich and the village of Kakinoki.

Government

Yoshioka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Yoshioka, collectively with the town of Tsuwano, contributes one member to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Shimane 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Yoshioka is a very rural area, with an economy based on agriculture and forestry.

Education

Yoshioka has five public elementary school and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Yoshioka has no passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are Nishikigawa Seiryū Line Nishikichō Station in Iwakuni and JR West Yamaguchi Line Nichihara Station in Tsuwano.

Highways

Notable people from Yoshika

References

  1. ↑ "Yoshika Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. 1 2 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Yoshioka population statistics
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