Kamiichi is located in east-central Toyama Prefecture, approximately 15 kilometers to the east of the capital of Toyama city. Most of the town is very mountainous, with peaks rising to almost 3000 meters in the southeast. The 2999 meter Mount Tsurugi is located in Kamiichi.
The town has a Humid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamiichi is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2243 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[2]
Climate data for Kamiichi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Kamiichi has decreased slightly over the past 40 years.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1970
23,717
—
1980
24,028
+1.3%
1990
23,671
−1.5%
2000
23,362
−1.3%
2010
21,965
−6.0%
2020
19,351
−11.9%
History
The area of present-day Kamiichi was part of ancient Etchū Province. The town of Kamiichi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Education
Kamiichi has six public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.
