Oshino忍野村

Oshino-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Oshino (忍野村, Oshino-mura) is a village in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 9,237 (2020 census), area 25.05 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

忍野村

Reading

Oshino-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamitsuru District 南都留郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

9,237 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3.0% from 8,968

Area

25.05 km²

Density

369 people per km²

Households

3,489

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

19.6%

Foreign residents

253 (2.7%)

Code

19424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.oshino.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Oshino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fujiyoshida City富士吉田市
• Tsuru City都留市
• Yamanakako Village山中湖村

Questions about Oshino

Is Oshino a city, a town, or a village?

Oshino (忍野村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamanashi Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Minamitsuru District (南都留郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oshino?

Oshino is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oshino?

9,237 at the 2020 census, up 3.0% from 8,968 in 2015. The area is 25.05 km², which is 369 people per km². 3,489 households. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oshino?

Three: Fujiyoshida City (富士吉田市), Tsuru City (都留市), and Yamanakako Village (山中湖村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oshino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oshino written in Japanese?

忍野村, read Oshino-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Oshino begin?

山梨県南都留郡忍野村… (Yamanashi-ken, Minamitsuru-gun, Oshino-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.