Kasumi (香住町, Kasumi-chō) was a town located in Kinosaki District, Hyōgo, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,519 and a density of 98.49 persons per km2. The total area was 137.26 km2.
On April 1, 2005, Kasumi, along with the towns of Mikata and Muraoka (both from Mikata District), was merged to create the town of Kami (in Mikata District), and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The portion of Kami that was Kasumi is now known as Kasumi-ku, Kasumi Ward.
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Kasumi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.8 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 260.4 (10.25) |
163.7 (6.44) |
154.2 (6.07) |
104.5 (4.11) |
112.0 (4.41) |
145.3 (5.72) |
183.8 (7.24) |
153.1 (6.03) |
251.4 (9.90) |
172.3 (6.78) |
204.4 (8.05) |
295.7 (11.64) |
2,213.5 (87.15) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 87 (34) |
63 (25) |
11 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
37 (15) |
202 (80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.6 | 17.0 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 172 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 8.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 18.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 56.9 | 74.3 | 132.6 | 183.7 | 204.0 | 151.1 | 160.9 | 202.8 | 138.8 | 134.0 | 97.2 | 68.5 | 1,603.9 |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Popular culture
editThe popular visual novel and anime franchise Air was set in Kasumi.
Transportation
editTrain stations
editMajor roads
editAttractions
editHistorical Sites
edit- Daijyō-ji Temple
- Amarube Viaduct
Other
edit- Misaki lighthouse A lighthouse in the Japan's highest place.
References
edit- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website of Kami in Japanese
- Google map
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