Uwajima, Ehime
Uwajima
宇和島市 | |
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Coordinates: 33°13′N 132°34′E / 33.217°N 132.567°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Shikoku |
Prefecture | Ehime |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fumiaki Okahara (since 2013) |
Area | |
• Total | 468.19 km2 (180.77 sq mi) |
Population (September 1, 2022) | |
• Total | 70,440 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 1 Akebonochō, Uwajima-shi, Ehime-ken 798-8601 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Citrus unshiu |
Tree | Querus phillyraeoides |
Uwajima (宇和島市, Uwajima-shi) is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 70,440 in 35429 households and a population density of 150 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 468.19 square kilometres (180.77 sq mi).
Geography
Uwajima is located in southwestern Ehime Prefecture, facing the wide rias coastline and remote islands, Uwa Bay on the
Neighbouring municipalities
Ehime Prefecture
Kōchi Prefecture
Climate
Uwajima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is highest from June to September.
Climate data for Uwajima (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1922−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.7 (71.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.0 (62.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.9 (55.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) |
74.8 (2.94) |
115.6 (4.55) |
116.7 (4.59) |
149.0 (5.87) |
286.0 (11.26) |
245.0 (9.65) |
177.1 (6.97) |
215.9 (8.50) |
129.8 (5.11) |
86.4 (3.40) |
70.2 (2.76) |
1,727.5 (68.01) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 3 (1.2) |
3 (1.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (2.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.2 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 113.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 110.1 | 132.0 | 167.7 | 187.7 | 197.0 | 139.0 | 195.1 | 219.8 | 169.5 | 171.9 | 135.4 | 110.0 | 1,933.4 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] |
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Uwajima has been decreased steadily since the 1960s.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 132,146 | — |
1970 | 111,648 | −15.5% |
1980 | 110,920 | −0.7% |
1990 | 105,030 | −5.3% |
2000 | 95,641 | −8.9% |
2010 | 84,212 | −11.9% |
2020 | 70,809 | −15.9% |
History
The area of Uwajima was part of ancient
Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Uwajima was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. In 1917, Maruho Village was merged into Uwajima. The town of Uwajima merged with the village of Yahata on August 1, 1921 and was raised to city status. The city was extended by combining Kushima Village in 1934 and renovating the bay area for factory usage. The center of the city was largely destroyed by bombing during World War II in 1945; however, post-war reconstruction was rapid. In 1955, Uwajima annexed Miura and Takamitsu Villages and Uwaumi village in 1974. On August 1, 2005 Uwajima absorbed the towns of Mima, Tsushima and Yoshida (all from Kitauwa District) .
Government
Uwajima has a
Economy
Uwajima is the largest municipality of southwestern, but industry is poorly developed except for a single shipyard. Commercial fishing, taking advantage of the ria coastline, aquaculture and cultured pearls is the mainstay of the local economy.
Education
Uwajima has 30 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has five public high schools operated by the Ehime Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
Shikoku Railway Company - Yosan Line
- Tachima - Iyo-Yoshida - Takamitsu - Kita-Uwajima - Uwajima
Shikoku Railway Company - Yodo Line
- Ōuchi - Futana - Iyo-Miyanoshita - Muden - Kita-Uwajima - (Uwajima)
Highways
Ports
Local attractions
- Uwajima Castle is well known as one of the 12 Japanese castles to have an original donjon built in the Edo Period.
- Date Family Museum[6] which features many historically important objects tied to the history of the region and the Daimyō family Date which ruled this area.
- sex museum, filled with artifacts and paintings from around the world.
- matador. Two bulls fight in a ring until one bull's knees touch the ground or flees, marking it the loser. Bullfights are generally held in January, April, July, and August.
- Ryūkō-ji, 41st temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
- Butsumoku-ji, 42nd temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Tsushima
Tsushima occupies an area of approximately 200 km2 and has a significant proportion of Uwajima's current land area, despite not being highly populated (fewer than 15,000 people). It's made up of small villages that shared a municipal government as Tsushima until they were amalgamated into Uwajima.
Tsushima is known for the Iwamatsu River and its annual festival where people eat tiny, live fish, as well as pearl and fish farming. It is part of the prefecture's
Notable people from Uwajima, Ehime
- mountain climber
- baseball pitcher
- Tadashi Irie, yakuza, the head (kumicho) of the Osaka-based 2nd Takumi-gumi and the grand general manager (so-honbucho) of the 6th Yamaguchi-gumi
- Kazuyoshi Ishii, Japanese master of Seidokaikan karate and founder of the K-1 fighting circuit
- Japanese film directorand screenwriter
- Kenta Kawai, Japanese former football player
- installation artist and member of Mono-ha
- Greco-Roman wrestler
- Ryuji Miyade, former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
- Shinro Ohtake, Japanese artist (born in Tokyo, Japan but raised in Uwajima, Ehime)
- Masayoshi Ōishi, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
- Japanese politician, novelist, and journalist
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- Sho Tanaka, Japanese professional wrestler
- Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto (1976–1997)[8]
- Diet(national legislature)
- Olympic gold medalist (1964 Summer Olympics)
- Kyoichi Katayama, the author of the novel Socrates in Love, is from Uwajima. The novel was turned into a movie.
- Shinro Ohtake, a contemporary Japanese artist, has lived and worked in Uwajima since 1987.
Gallery
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Uwajima as viewed from the castle
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Warei Shrine
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Taga Shrine statues
References
- ^ "Uwajima city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ 宇和島 平年値(年・月ごとの値) 主な要素 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ 宇和島(愛媛県) 主な要素 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Uwajima population statistics
- ISBN 978-4331802946.(in Japanese)
- ^ http://www.city.uwajima.ehime.jp/datehaku [dead link]
- ^ Ehime 2015 Guidebook (PDF). p. 50. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Raymond Ken'ichi Tanaka". Union of Catholic Asian News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
External links
- Uwajima City official website (in Japanese)
- Nanrakuen Website (in Japanese)
- Ehime Tourism Information: Uwajima
- Geographic data related to Uwajima, Ehime at OpenStreetMap