Yamatsuri, Fukushima

Yamatsuri (矢祭町, Yamatsuri-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 5702 in 2095 households,[1] and a population density of 48 persons per km². The total area of the town was 118.27 square kilometres (45.7 sq mi).

Yamatsuri

矢祭町
Town
Yamatsuri Town Hall
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Location of Yamatsuri in Fukushima Prefecture
Yamatsuri
 
Coordinates: 36°52′16.8″N 140°25′29″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictHigashishirakawa
Government
 • MayorMakoto Kobari
Area
 • Total118.27 km2 (45.66 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2020)
 • Total5,702
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeJapanese Red Pine
- FlowerAzalea
- BirdOriental turtle dove
Phone number0247-46-3131
Address66 Tatemoto, Higashitate, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118
WebsiteOfficial website
Central Yamatsuri

Geography

Yamatsuri is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the south and Tochigi Prefecture to the west. . Mt. Yamatsuri is in the center of the town, and the Kuji River flows from north to south. To the east of the town are the Abukuma Mountains.

  • Mountains: Yamatsuriyama (382.7m), Yamizosan (1021.8m)
  • Rivers: Kuji River, Yamatsurigawa

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Yamatsuri has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yamatsuri is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,428 mm (56.2 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C (77.5 °F), and lowest in Yamatsuri, at around −0.9 °C (30.4 °F).[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yamatsuri has been declining over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 11,704—    
1970 9,211−21.3%
1980 8,074−12.3%
1990 7,596−5.9%
2000 7,062−7.0%
2010 6,348−10.1%

History

The area of present-day Yamatsuri was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the early Edo period, but mostly became tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate after 1729. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Toyosato, Takagi and Ishii were created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On March 31, 1955 Toyosato and a portion of the village of Takagi merged to form the village of Yamatsuri. It was elevated to town status on January 1, 1963.

Economy

The economy of Yamamtsuri is primarily agricultural.

Education

Yamatsuri has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

International relations

Media related to Yamatsuri, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. Yamatsuri Town official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. Yamatsuri climate data
  3. Yamatsuri population statistics
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