Inawashiro

Coordinates: 37°34′28″N 140°07′17.3″E / 37.57444°N 140.121472°E / 37.57444; 140.121472
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Inawashiro
猪苗代町
Town
View of Inawashiro Lake from Mount Bandai
View of Inawashiro Lake from Mount Bandai
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Inawashiro Town Office

Inawashiro (猪苗代町, Inawashiro-machi) is a

town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 13,810 in 5309 households,[1] and a population density of 35 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 394.85 square kilometres (152.45 sq mi). It is noted as the birthplace of the famous doctor Hideyo Noguchi, who contributed to knowledge in the fight against syphilis and yellow fever.[2]

Geography

Inawashiro is located in the far north of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering Yamagata Prefecture to the north and Lake Inawashiro to the south.

Neighboring municipalities

Fukushima Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Climate

Inawashiro has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inawashiro is 10.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1367 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 -2.4 °C.[3]

Climate data for Inawashiro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		13.9
(57.0) 		19.7
(67.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.9
(93.0) 		34.2
(93.6) 		32.2
(90.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		34.2
(93.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.9
(73.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		17.2
(63.0) 		10.9
(51.6) 		4.1
(39.4) 		14.6
(58.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		1.6
(34.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.2
(43.2) 		0.7
(33.3) 		10.0
(50.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.1
(46.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		5.8
(42.5)
Record low °C (°F) −16.8
(1.8) 		−17.5
(0.5) 		−14.7
(5.5) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−16.4
(2.5) 		−17.5
(0.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.0
(2.83) 		53.5
(2.11) 		69.3
(2.73) 		74.9
(2.95) 		86.5
(3.41) 		123.4
(4.86) 		206.6
(8.13) 		142.9
(5.63) 		132.2
(5.20) 		119.6
(4.71) 		89.3
(3.52) 		92.7
(3.65) 		1,263
(49.72)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 203
(80) 		172
(68) 		101
(40) 		11
(4.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		14
(5.5) 		129
(51) 		627
(247)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.6 13.1 13.7 11.0 10.9 11.4 13.9 11.2 11.9 11.8 13.1 16.1 153.7
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 20.8 19.8 12.7 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 11.9 68.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.5 96.5 137.7 169.9 198.2 156.5 144.9 182.6 135.5 132.8 113.4 82.3 1,627.6
Source 1: JMA[4]
Source 2: JMA[5]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Inawashiro has declined steadily over the past 40 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 19,112—    
1930 20,822+8.9%
1940 23,351+12.1%
1950 27,538+17.9%
1960 26,058−5.4%
1970 21,417−17.8%
1980 19,717−7.9%
1990 18,839−4.5%
2000 18,178−3.5%
2010 15,797−13.1%
2020 13,552−14.2%

History

The area of present-day Inawashiro was part of ancient

merger
with the villages of Iwase, Iwaho, Azauma, Nagase, Tsukinowa, Chisato, and Okinajima.

Economy

The economy of Inawashiro is based on tourism and agriculture. Primary agricultural crops include buckwheat and rice, along with tomatoes, dairy farming and miso. There are many ski resorts, onsen and leisure facilities at Lake Inawashiro. Sulfur mining, formerly a mainstay of the local economy, ended with the closure of the last mine in 1968.

Education

Inawashiro has six public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Ban'etsu West Line

Highway

Local attractions

  • Important Cultural Property
    (ICP)
  • Noguchi Hideyo Memorial Hall
  • Lake Inawashiro
  • former Okinashima Villa of Prince Takamatsu (ICP)
  • former Baba residence (ICP)
  • Aizu-Matsudiara clan cemetery, National historic site

Noted people from Inawashiro

See also

References

  1. ^ Inawashiro town official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
  3. ^ Inawashiro climate data
  4. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Inawashiro population statistics

External links

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