Higashiyoshino, Nara

Village in Kansai, Japan

Higashiyoshino Flag Chapter
Location of Higashiyoshino in Nara Prefecture
34°24′N 135°58′E / 34.400°N 135.967°E / 34.400; 135.967
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	131.60 km² (50.81 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)
• Total	1,661
• Density	13/km² (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	99 Ōaza Ogawa, Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 633-2492
Website	www.vill.higashiyoshino.nara.jp

Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,661 and a density of 13 persons per km². The total area is 131.60 km². It is also where the last Japanese wolf was shot and killed in 1905.^[1]

Geography

Located in central Nara Prefecture, the majority of the town is mountainous. Mount Kunimi, at 1419 m, is the highest mountain in the village. There are other mountains, such as Mount Takami, at 1248 m, situated in western portion of Higashiyoshino.^[2]

Rivers:Yoshino River
Mountains:Mount Kunimi, Mount Takami

Surrounding municipalities

Nara Prefecture
- Kawakami
- Yoshino
- Uda
- Soni
- Mitsue
Mie Prefecture
- Matsusaka

Sister cities

In Japan

Sakai, Osaka (October 18, 1986)

References

^ Ishiguro, Naotaka; Inoshima, Yasuo; Shigehara, Nobuo (November 2009). "Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Japanese Wolf (Canis Lupus Hodophilax Temminck, 1839) and Comparison with Representative Wolf and Domestic Dog Haplotypes". Zoological Science. 26 (11): 765–770. doi:10.2108/zsj.26.765. ISSN 0289-0003.
^ 考える社会科地図 Kangaeru Shakaika Chizu. 四谷大塚出版 Yotsuya-Ōtsuka Shuppan. 2005. p. 36.