Yoshika, Shimane
Yoshika (吉賀町, Yoshika-chō) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshika
吉賀町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Yoshika town hall | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Yoshika in Shimane Prefecture | |
  Yoshika Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′N 131°56′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'in |
| Prefecture | Shimane Prefecture |
| District | Kanoashi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 336.29 km2 (129.84 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 6,231 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
It was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the town of Muikaichi, and the village of Kakinoki, both from Kanoashi District.
As of March 1, 2017 the town has a population of 6,231 and a density of 19 persons per km². The area is 336.29 km².
Geography
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).[1] 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.[2]
| 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) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[2][1] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Masuda in 2020 is 6,077 people.[3] Masuda has been conducting censuses since 1920.
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masuda population statistics[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people from Yoshika
- Hanae Mori, fashion designer
References
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- Masuda population statistics
External links
Media related to Yoshika, Shimane at Wikimedia Commons- Yoshika official website (in Japanese)