Achi, Nagano

Created/changed by: System

Address details

Sanshu Hwy, Kasuga, Achi-mura, Shimoina-gun, Nagano-ken 395-0301, Japan

Print route »

Coordinates

N35° 27' 0" E137° 45' 0"   (35.45, 137.75) Start navigation »

Phone & WWW

Business hours

Info

Achi (阿智村, Achi-mura) is a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.
On March 31, 2009 the village of Seinaiji, also in Shimoina District, was merged into Achi. With the merger, the population became 7,075. The total area of the village is 214.47 km².

Discussions