Ichikawamisato
Ichikawamisato
市川三郷町 | |
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Town | |
Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine in Ichikawamisato | |
Sakura | |
- Flower | Gentiana scabra |
Phone number | 055-272-1101 |
Address | 1790-3 Ichikawa-Daimon, Ichikawamisato-chō, Nishiyatsushiro -gun, Yamanashi-ken 409-3601 |
Website | Official website] |
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Ichikawamisato (市川三郷町, Ichikawamisato-chō) is a
Geography
Ichikawamisato is located in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture at the southern end of the Kofu Basin. The Fuefuki River and the Kamanashi River flow through the town, which contains the confluence where these rivers join to form the Fuji River.
Neighboring municipalities
- Yamanashi Prefecture
- Minami-Alps
- Chūō
- Kōfu
- Minobu
- Fujikawa
Climate
The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ichikawamisato is 28-32 °C in summer and ?? in winter. The average annual rainfall is 16413 mm with September as the wettest month.[3]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ichikawamisato has declined over the past 60 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 25,078 | — |
1970 | 23,056 | −8.1% |
1980 | 21,985 | −4.6% |
1990 | 20,641 | −6.1% |
2000 | 18,854 | −8.7% |
2010 | 17,111 | −9.2% |
2020 | 14,700 | −14.1% |
History
The area of Ichikawamisato was part of a huge
Economy
The economy of Ichikawamisato is primarily agricultural. The town was traditionally famous for its production of fireworks and Japanese traditional paper (washi).
Education
Ichikawamisato has six public elementary schools and four public middle schools run by the town government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Sister city relations
- Muscatine, Iowa, USA[5]
References
- ^ Ichikawamisato Town official statistics(in Japanese)
- ^ 町の規模. Ichikawamisato official website (in Japanese). Ichikawamisato Town. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ Ichikawamisato climate data
- ^ Ichikawamisato population statistics
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)