Ichinohe, Iwate
Ichinohe
一戸町 | |
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Town | |
Sakura | |
Tree | Oak |
Ichinohe (一戸町, Ichinohe-machi) is a
Geography
Ichinohe is located in far north-central Iwate Prefecture, roughly in between the Ōu Mountains and the Kitakami Mountains. Approximately 61% of the town’s area is covered in mountains and forest.[2] The Mabechi River flows through the town.
Neighboring municipalities
Iwate Prefecture
Climate
Ichinohe has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ichinohe is 8.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1372 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -4.3 °C.[3]
Climate data for Oku-nakayama kōgen Station, Ichinohe, Iwate (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.1 (2.01) |
44.6 (1.76) |
63.2 (2.49) |
66.0 (2.60) |
83.7 (3.30) |
105.2 (4.14) |
182.6 (7.19) |
179.0 (7.05) |
155.4 (6.12) |
117.4 (4.62) |
84.2 (3.31) |
77.0 (3.03) |
1,203 (47.36) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 156 (61) |
134 (53) |
112 (44) |
16 (6.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
24 (9.4) |
133 (52) |
571 (225) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 148.0 |
Average snowy days | 18.6 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 67.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.0 | 83.5 | 129.4 | 169.8 | 189.4 | 157.1 | 127.8 | 142.7 | 130.1 | 137.7 | 106.7 | 69.9 | 1,516.2 |
Source 1: JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: JMA[5] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Ichinohe peaked in the 1950s has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 16,592 | — |
1930 | 19,095 | +15.1% |
1940 | 20,048 | +5.0% |
1950 | 25,273 | +26.1% |
1960 | 26,228 | +3.8% |
1970 | 23,176 | −11.6% |
1980 | 20,861 | −10.0% |
1990 | 18,610 | −10.8% |
2000 | 16,933 | −9.0% |
2010 | 14,189 | −16.2% |
2020 | 11,494 | −19.0% |
History
The area of present-day Ichinohe was part of ancient
In the early
Government
Ichinohe has a
Economy
The economy of Ichinohe is based primarily on agriculture.
Education
Ichinohe has seven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
- Hachinohe Expressway – Ichinohe IC
- National Route 4
Local attractions
- Ōshū Kaidō (奥州街道, Ōshū Kaidō) - a number of sections of the Ōshū Kaidō, an ancient highway linking Kyoto with northern Japan has been preserved within Ichinohe as a National Historic Site[10]>
- Basenkyo ravine on the Mabechi River, a National Place of Scenic Beauty.[11]
Notable people from Ichinohe
- Yasutake Funakoshi, sculptor[12]
References
- ^ Ichinohe Town official statistics
- ^ Official home page
- ^ Ichinohe climate data
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Ichinohe population statistics
- ^ Goshono Site Agency for Cultural Affairs(in Japanese)
- ^ "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- Hokkaidō Government Board of Education. Archived from the originalon 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Official home page
- ^ "男神岩・女神岩・鳥越山". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Iwate Museum of Art
External links
- Media related to Ichinohe, Iwate at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)