is a town located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,011 in 5220 households, and a population density of 61 persons per km². . The total area of the town is . Geography Ugo is located in southern Akita Prefecture, on the , which is bordered by the to the west, and the to the east. Neighboring municipalities Akita Prefecture Yuzawa Yokote Yurihonjō Areas Ugo is divided into seven distinct areas: is the cultural and economic hub of the town and is home to most of the residents. Nishimonai is also home to the majority of restaurants, shops, drinking establishments, and some small parks. Every August the town's most famous festival the Bon Odori is held on the streets of Nishimonai. is the second-largest district in Ugo and is home to one or two small soba shops. It also houses Miwa Suga Jinjya, the oldest and most important shrine in town. Mostly a residential area, although there are some shops, and some sights to see. is, much like all of Ugo, heavy with farms. However, it is also the home of Arcadia park as well as the only onsen in Ugo. , , and are all pretty much exclusively residential and farming areas, however there are some sights to see like secluded shrines and temples, agricultural co-ops, and the ubiquitous rice fields. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ugo has been in steady decline for the past 70 years. Climate Ugo has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. Ugo is noted for its heavy snows with accumulated snows exceeding two meters in most winters. The average annual temperature in Ugo is 9.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1800 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.1 °C. History The area of present-day Ugo was part of ancient Ugo Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Nishimonai was established within Ogachi District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was