is a village located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 701, and a population density of 13 persons per km2. The total area of the village is .
Geography Kosuge is located in the mountainous far northeastern corner of Yamanashi Prefecture. The municipality consists of eight hamlets of Hashidate, Kawaike, Tadamoto, Nakagumi, Tobu, Shirasawa, Konagata, Nagasaku. The seven villages from Hashidate to Konagata are along the Kobuchi River in the Tama River water system, and the Nagakushi village is along the Tsurugawa River in the Sagami River water system. The hamlets have elevations between 540 and 780 meters. Forest occupies 95% of the total area of the village, with 30% protected watershed forest within the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, providing water for the Tokyo Metropolis.
Neighboring municipalities Tokyo metropolis: Okutama Yamanashi Prefecture: Kōshū Otsuki Tabayama Uenohara
Climate The village has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kosuge is 8.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1552 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.2 °C.Kosuge climate data
Demographics Per Japanese census data,Kosuge population statistics the population of Kosuge has decreased over the past 60 years.
History During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period on July 1, 1889, the village of Kosuge was created within Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi. Discussions to merge with the neighboring city of Kōshū, Yamanashi in 2008 have been shelved.
Economy The economy of Kosuge is primarily based on forestry and agriculture.
Education Kosuge has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation Railway The village has no passenger rail service. The nearest train station is Oku-Tama Station in Okutama, Tokyo.
Buses All route buses operated in Kosuge stop at bus stop. + No Via Destination Company Note 奥12 Mount Daibosatsu eastern gate・Miyama-bashi・Lake Okutama Okutama Station Nishi Tokyo Bus Run only Holidays. Miyama-bashi・Lake Okutama Tozura・Miyama-bashi・Lake Okutama Fukashiro Dam・Take-no-mukai・Kamiwada・Saruhashi・Saruhashi Station・Otsuki Station Ōtsuki Central Hospital Fujikyū Bus Fukashiro Dam・Take-no-mukai・Kamiwada・Saruhashi・Saruhashi Station Otsuki Station Fukashiro Dam・Take-no-mukai・Kamiwada・Saruhashi・Saruhashi Station Fujikyu Bus Ōtsuki Office Nagasaku Line Tamoto-bashi・Yakuba-mae・Hashidate-shita(Mount Daibosatsu eastern gate) Hashidate-ue Kosuge Municipal Bus Buses are operated on 3 services for Hashidate-ue and 1 service for Iio on weekdays morning．On some hours excluding weekdays morning, you are able to ride on the bus routes by you reserve the demand bus with calling phone to Kosuge, Yamanashi on holidays and between 10:30 and 18:30 on weekdaysThe demand bus runs for Take-no-mukai bus stop (Ōtsuki, Yamanashi). At the bus stop you can transfer onto Fujikyu Bus bound for Ōtsuki StationThe demand bus bound for Ōtsuku bus stop (Okutama District). At the bus stop you can transfer onto Nishi Tokyo Bus bound for Okutama Station and Tabayama. But, the services are suspension on Sundays. Tsuru Pass・Nagasaku Iio
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References
External links
Official Website