Editing Uozu, Toyama

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[[File:Uozu-tatemon.jpg|thumb|right|Tatemon Festival, one of the famous festivals in Toyama Prefecture]]
[[File:Uozu ekimae 001.JPG|thumb|right|view from Uozu station]]
[[File:富山県魚津市_魚津神社_社紋.png|thumb|The shrine emblem of Uozu Shrine (Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture).]]
{{nihongo|'''Uozu'''|魚津市|Uozu-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in the eastern part of [[Toyama Prefecture]], Japan. {{As of|2018|03|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 42,224 in 16,811 households<ref>[http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/ Official statistics]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a population density of 210 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Its total area was {{convert|200.61|sqkm|sqmi}}.<ref>[http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/guide/svGuideDtl.aspx?servno=436&cdkb=ctg&cd=3501&topkb=C Uozu city introduction]{{in lang|ja}}</ref>

==Geography==
Uozu lies in between [[Namerikawa, Toyama|Namerikawa]] and [[Kurobe, Toyama|Kurobe]], stretching from [[Toyama Bay]] and the [[Sea of Japan]] in the northwest to tall mountain ranges in the southeast. The highest mountains in Uozu are Sougadake and Kekachiyama, and the highest elevation in Uozu is 2,414 m. Several rapid rivers run through Uozu; from east to west, they are the Fuse River, the Katakai River, the Kado River, and the Hayatsuki River. Much of the area is a [[dispersed settlement]] typical of this region of Japan. 

===Surrounding municipalities===
*Toyama Prefecture
** [[Kamiichi, Toyama|Kamiichi]]
** [[Kurobe, Toyama|Kurobe]]
** [[Namerikawa, Toyama|Namerikawa]]

===Climate===
Uozu has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Uozu is 13.7&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 2278&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/5541/ Uozu climate data]</ref>
{{Weather box
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|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Uozu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 19.2
|Feb record high C = 22.4
|Mar record high C = 29.1
|Apr record high C = 30.7
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 37.9
|Aug record high C = 37.8
|Sep record high C = 37.5
|Oct record high C = 33.5
|Nov record high C = 29.2
|Dec record high C = 24.9
|Jan record low C = -8.8
|Feb record low C = -9.3
|Mar record low C = -7.1
|Apr record low C = -1.8
|May record low C = 3.8
|Jun record low C = 8.3
|Jul record low C = 14.3
|Aug record low C = 14.6
|Sep record low C = 10.4
|Oct record low C = 2.8
|Nov record low C = -1.0
|Dec record low C = -6.7
|Jan high C = 6.2
|Feb high C = 6.8
|Mar high C = 10.9
|Apr high C = 16.8
|May high C = 21.9
|Jun high C = 25.0
|Jul high C = 29.0
|Aug high C = 30.6
|Sep high C = 26.5
|Oct high C = 21.0
|Nov high C = 15.3
|Dec high C = 9.4
|Jan mean C = 2.7
|Feb mean C = 2.9
|Mar mean C = 6.2
|Apr mean C = 11.7
|May mean C = 16.9
|Jun mean C = 20.7
|Jul mean C = 24.7
|Aug mean C = 25.9
|Sep mean C = 21.9
|Oct mean C = 16.4
|Nov mean C = 10.7
|Dec mean C = 5.5
|Jan low C = -0.3
|Feb low C = -0.5
|Mar low C = 1.9
|Apr low C = 6.8
|May low C = 12.2
|Jun low C = 16.8
|Jul low C = 21.2
|Aug low C = 22.1
|Sep low C = 18.2
|Oct low C = 12.3
|Nov low C = 6.6
|Dec low C = 2.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 254.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 165.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 176.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 161.4
|May precipitation mm = 154.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 180.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 276.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 206.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 233.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 203.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 255.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 304.6
|year precipitation mm = 2588.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 23.1
|Feb precipitation days = 18.9
|Mar precipitation days = 17.3
|Apr precipitation days = 13.4
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 13.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 12.9
|Oct precipitation days = 13.4
|Nov precipitation days = 17.5
|Dec precipitation days = 22.4
|Jan snow cm = 133
|Feb snow cm = 112
|Mar snow cm = 21
|Apr snow cm = 2
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 1
|Dec snow cm = 55
|year snow cm = 325
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 11.8
|Feb snow days = 10.9
|Mar snow days = 2.2
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 5.2
|Jan sun = 60.8
|Feb sun = 87.6
|Mar sun = 134.0
|Apr sun = 169.8
|May sun = 195.0
|Jun sun = 147.5
|Jul sun = 147.0
|Aug sun = 201.4
|Sep sun = 141.0
|Oct sun = 141.9
|Nov sun = 99.3
|Dec sun = 62.8
|year sun = 1593.5
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 15, 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-toyama.php Uozu population statistics]</ref> the population of Uozu has declined in recent decades.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 47,124
| 1980 | 49,512
| 1990 | 49,514
| 2000 | 47,136
| 2010 | 44,959
| 2020 | 40,535
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}}

==History==
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The area of present-day Uotsu was part of ancient [[Etchū Province]] and has been inhabited since at least the [[Jōmon period]]. Discovery of gold in the mountains of Uozu around 1394 led to an influx of people, making the area around [[Matsukura Castle (Toyama Prefecture)|Matsukura Castle]] a center for the region. Later, when Matsukura Castle was destroyed, the center was reestablished around Uozu Castle close to the sea. In 1582, the [[Siege of Uozu]] occurred between forces allied to the [[Uesugi clan]], and forces under [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Uozu Castle was captured by Oda forces only three days before Oda's assassination at the [[Honnō-ji incident]].

Under the [[Edo period]] [[Tokugawa shogunate]], Uozu was part of [[Kaga Domain]] ruled by the [[Maeda clan]]. The modern town of Uozu was established with the establishment of the municipalities system on 1 April 1889. The [[Rice riots of 1918|Taisho rice riots]] of 1918 began at Uozu before spreading across the country. Most of the western portion of the town was destroyed in a fire in 1943, but the town escaped damage in World War II. Uozu was raised to city status on 1 April 1952. In September 1956, a great fire ravished many buildings in Uozu.

==Government==
Uozu has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 18 members.

==Education==
Uozu has ten public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and three public high schools operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==Transportation==
Uozu is located 3 hours by rail and 4.5 hours by car from Tokyo. Since March 2015, rail access is possible via [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] high-speed train from nearby rail hub of [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]. Uozu is served by two passenger train lines, the [[Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line]] and the [[Ainokaze Toyama Railway]] line, running together from [[Uozu Station]] westward and separating eastward.

===Railway===
*[[file:Ainokaze Toyama Railway logo.png|22px]] [[Ainokaze Toyama Railway]]
** {{STN|Uozu|x}}
*[[file:Toyama Chiho Railway logo.jpg|18px]] [[Toyama Chihō Railway]]
** {{STN|Nishi-Uozu|x}} – {{STN|Dentetsu-Uozu|x}} – {{STN|Shin-Uozu|x}} – {{STN|Kyōden|x}}

===Highway===
*[[Hokuriku Expressway]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|8}}

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]], since 8 August 1989<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=16&n=Toyama%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|language=en|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208004142/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=16&n=Toyama%20Prefecture|archive-date=8 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people from Uozu, Toyama==
* [[Ayumu Ishikawa]], Japanese professional [[baseball pitcher]] ([[Chiba Lotte Marines]], [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] – [[Pacific League]])
* [[Akihiro Murata]], Japanese [[professional shogi player]] ranked 6-[[Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|dan]]
* [[Takashi Rakuyama]], Japanese former [[association football|football player]]
* [[Kaori Sadohara]], [[Japanese voice actress]] and singer
* [[Akira Shoji]], Japanese former [[mixed martial artist]] and [[puroresu|professional wrestler]]
* [[Kōsuke Tamura]], Japanese [[professional shogi player]] ranked 7-[[Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi|dan]]

==Local attractions==

===Uozu's Three Mysteries===

====The Buried Forest====
Approximately 2000 years ago, a primeval [[Cryptomeria|sugi (Cryptomeria)]] forest along the coast was partially buried so that only the [[trunk (botany)|trunks]] were preserved. The area is a National Natural Monument, and there is a museum in Uotsu where examples can be seen.

==== Firefly Squid====
In the early morning hours, from the end of March to the beginning of June, female {{nihongo|[[firefly squid]]|ホタルイカ|hotaruika}} rise to the surface to [[spawn (biology)|spawn]]. Their name comes from a bluish white glow which emanates from various points on their bodies.

==== Mirages====
The waters of [[Toyama Bay]] are noted for [[mirage]]s, especially during spring and winter. The spring mirage for which Uozu is famous for may be seen on warm, sunny, windless days from April to June. The Mirage Land Amusement Park (ミラージュランド) with its large [[Ferris wheel]] is a popular location for observation of the phenomena.

===Other ===
Other sightseeing destinations in Uozu include the [[Uozu Aquarium]], Kintaro [[onsen|Hot Springs]] (金太郎温泉), Ariso Dome Gymnasium, Niikawa Culture Hall, the Uozu Historical Folk Museum, Lake Ikejiri, Hirazawa Waterfalls and site of Matsukura Castle.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official|http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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