Miho, Ibaraki

Miho 美浦村
Village
Miho Village as seen from the west. Lake Kasumigaura on the left.
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Wild cherry tree
- Flower	Golden-rayed lily
Phone number	029-885-0340
Address	1515 Ukeryo, Miho-mura, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-0492
Website	Official website

Miho (美浦村, Miho-mura) is a

Geography

Located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, Miho is bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and east.

Surrounding municipalities

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Inashiki
• Ami

Climate

Miho has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miho is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1344 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Miho peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

History

The villages of Kihara and Anju were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages were merged to form the village of Miho on April 1, 1955.

Government

Miho has a

Economy

The economy of Miho is primarily agricultural, including aquaculture on Lake Kasumigaura.

Education

• Miho has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have public high school, but the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education operates a special education school for the handicapped..

Transportation

Railway

• Miho does not have any passenger rail service.

Highway

• National Route 125

Local attractions

• Site of Kihara Castle
• Akadaira Shell Midden

International relations

• Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (friendship city) ^[4]

• Eijiro Ai, professional baseball player

References

External links

Media related to Miho, Ibaraki at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)