elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members. Education Azumino has ten public elementary schools and seven public middle schools. The city has four public high schools operated by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. Transportation Railway East Japan Railway Company - Ōito Line - - - - - - - - East Japan Railway Company - Shinonoi Line - Highway Nagano Expressway Sister cities Domestic Misato, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture Edogawa, Tokyo Musashino, Tokyo Manazuru, Kanagawa Sangō, Nara Higashi-ku, Fukuoka International - Kramsach, Austria, since November 25, 1993 - Collierville, Tennessee, United States Local attractions Azumino is home to the world's largest wasabi farm, Daio Wasabi Farm. Jōkyō Gimin Memorial Museum Hotaka Jinja Notable people from Azumino Keikoku Fujimori (1835–1905), artist & educator Kigenji Iguchi (1870–1938), educator Kiyoshi Kiyosawa (1890–1945), journalist Kei Kumai (1930–2007), film director Kyūsaku Matsuzawa (1855–1887), people's rights activist Risaku Mutai (1890–1974), philosopher Rokuzan Ogiwara (1879–1910), sculptor Aizō Sōma (1870–1954), founded Nakamuraya Tada Kasuke (?–1687), executed farmer Setsuro Takahashi (1914–2007), lacquerware artist Etsujirō Uehara (1877–1962), political scientist & politician Bumpei Usui, a professional artist, came from Tōmi in Horikin Village, Minami Azumino County, Nagano Prefecture. Yoshimi Usui (1905–1987), editor & writer Masaaki Iinuma (1912–1941), pilot & aviation pioneer References External links Official Website Cities in Nagano Prefecture