Ino, Kōchi

Ino (いの町, Ino-chō) is a town located in Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the town had an estimated population of 21,672 in 10403 households and a population density of 46 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 470.97 square kilometres (181.84 sq mi). The town is famous for the production of Japanese paper (和紙, washi).

Ino
いの町
Town
Mt.KamegamoriRoadside Station Tosa washi kogeimuraIno Commercial High SchoolOhmorigawa Dam
Mt.Kamegamori
Roadside Station Tosa washi kogeimuraIno Commercial High School
Ohmorigawa Dam
Flag of Ino
Flag
Official seal of Ino
Emblem
Location of Ino in Kōchi Prefecture
Location of Ino
Ino is located in Japan
Ino
Ino
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°33′N 133°26′E
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
PrefectureKōchi
DistrictAgawa
Area
 • Total470.97 km2 (181.84 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2022)
 • Total21,672
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1700-1 Ino-machi, Agawa-gun, Kōchi-ken 781-2192
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdVaried tit
FlowerRhododendron
TreeMitsumata
Ino Town Hall
Ino Paper Museum

Geography

Ino is located in the Shikoku Mountains of north-central Kōchi Prefecture.

Neighbouring municipalities

Kōchi Prefecture

Ehime Prefecture

Climate

Ino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Ino is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,184.2 mm (125.36 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Ino was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 11 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.8 °C (12.6 °F) on 15 January 1985.[3]

Climate data for Ino (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 29.0
(84.2)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.8
(89.2)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.0
(96.8)		 32.7
(90.9)		 27.5
(81.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 20.1
(68.2)		 36.5
(97.7)
Average high °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)		 7.5
(45.5)		 11.6
(52.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.0
(75.2)		 28.0
(82.4)		 28.5
(83.3)		 24.9
(76.8)		 19.7
(67.5)		 13.9
(57.0)		 8.2
(46.8)		 17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)		 2.4
(36.3)		 5.9
(42.6)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.2
(59.4)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.1
(57.4)		 8.7
(47.7)		 3.6
(38.5)		 12.2
(54.0)
Average low °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 0.9
(33.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 14.8
(58.6)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 16.1
(61.0)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 4.6
(40.3)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.0
(53.6)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −10.8
(12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76.1
(3.00)		 114.3
(4.50)		 192.8
(7.59)		 221.3
(8.71)		 264.8
(10.43)		 367.8
(14.48)		 457.8
(18.02)		 514.1
(20.24)		 531.9
(20.94)		 222.9
(8.78)		 123.2
(4.85)		 97.5
(3.84)		 3,184.2
(125.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.2 9.7 12.4 11.5 11.5 15.0 14.4 14.1 13.7 9.7 8.9 9.5 138.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,444.5
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ino in 2020 is 21,374 people.[4] Ino has been conducting censuses since 1920.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 32,263—    
1925 31,858−1.3%
1930 31,715−0.4%
1935 31,110−1.9%
1940 33,642+8.1%
1945 37,370+11.1%
1950 37,817+1.2%
1955 36,197−4.3%
1960 33,330−7.9%
1965 29,803−10.6%
1970 27,593−7.4%
1975 28,196+2.2%
1980 29,036+3.0%
1985 28,423−2.1%
1990 28,293−0.5%
1995 30,079+6.3%
2000 28,729−4.5%
2005 27,068−5.8%
2010 25,072−7.4%
2015 22,767−9.2%
2020 21,374−6.1%
Ino population statistics[4]

History

As with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Ino was part of ancient Tosa Province. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Ino was established within Agawa District, Kōchi with the creation of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889. On October 1, 2004 the village of Gohoku, also from Agawa District, and the village of Hongawa, from Tosa District, were merged into Ino, increasing its size by almost a factor of five.

Government

Ino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members. Ino, together with the municipalities of Agawa District, contributes two members to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kōchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Traditionally, agriculture, forestry and paper production were mainstays of the local economy.

Education

Ino has seven public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kōchi Prefectural Department of Education.

Transportation

Railway

JR Shikoku - Dosan Line

Tosaden Kōtsū - Ino Line (tram line)

Highways

Sister city relations

Local attractions

Noted people from Ino

References
  1. "Ino town official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. Ino population statistics


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