Ine, Kyoto
Ine
伊根町 | |
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Town | |
Japanese Black Pine |
Ine (伊根町, Ine-chō) is a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2022[update], the town had an estimated population of 1984 in 899 households and a population density of 32 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 61.95 square kilometres (23.92 sq mi).
Geography
Ine is located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture at the northeastern end of the
Neighboring municipalities
Kyoto Prefecture
- Miyazu
- Kyōtango
Climate
Ine has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ine is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1912 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] Ine has suffered greatly from rural depopulation over the past 70 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 7,579 | — |
1930 | 7,523 | −0.7% |
1940 | 7,151 | −4.9% |
1950 | 7,786 | +8.9% |
1960 | 6,958 | −10.6% |
1970 | 4,779 | −31.3% |
1980 | 4,021 | −15.9% |
1990 | 3,586 | −10.8% |
2000 | 3,112 | −13.2% |
2010 | 2,412 | −22.5% |
2020 | 1,928 | −20.1% |
History
The area of the modern town of Ine was within ancient
Government
Ine has a
Economy
Ine has a mixed economy of commercial and tourism. The town is famous for wooden fishing houses called "Funaya", selected as a National Preservation District for traditional buildings.
Education
Ine has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town's one public high school closed in 2020.
Transportation
Railway
Ine has no railway service. The nearest passenger train stations are Miyazu Station or Amanohashidate Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway in neighboring Miyazu.
Highway
Local attractions
- Ine Funaya (designated National Preservation District for traditional buildings)
- Urashima Park
- Ura Shrine
In Popular Culture
- 1982, Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
- 1993, Eenyobo(ええにょぼ) (Asadora) TV drama was set in a Funaya in Ine.
References
- ^ "Ine town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Ine climate data
- ^ Ine population statistics
External links
Media related to Ine, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons
- Ine official website (in Japanese)