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Ogawa Village

Nagano Prefecture · Village

Ogawa Village lies about halfway between Nagano City and Hakuba Village, with settlements scattered in the mountains between 500 m and 1,000 m above sea level. Its views of the Northern Alps are beautiful, and it is a member of "The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan." It is also known as a home of oyaki, a local filled dumpling.

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Population: 2,001 1,634th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.7% 530th in Japanfrom 2,215 in 2020
Area: 58.11 km² 1,229th in Japan
Population density: 34 people/km² 1,398th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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