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Tadami, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 4,117 in 1749 households, of which 45.88% were classified as "elderly households" The town had a population density of 5.5 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Tadami is famous locally for its own Snow Festival, where huge sculptures and replicas of monuments are cut out of Tadami's abundant snow. Geography Tadami is located in the mountainous western portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the west. Mountains * Aizuasahidake * Asakusadake * Gamoudake Rivers * Tadami River * Ina River Lakes * Lake Tadami * Lake Tagokura Neighboring municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture ** Kaneyama ** Shōwa ** Minamiaizu ** Hinoemata *Niigata Prefecture ** Uonuma ** Sanjō ** Aga Climate Tadami has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the combined area of Mutsu and the neighboring province Dewa, which together make up the entire Tōhoku region. History Invasion by the Kinai government Mutsu, on northern Honshū, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the largest as it expanded northward. The ancient regional capital of the Kinai government was Tagajō in present-day Miyagi Prefecture. * 709 ('' Wadō 2, 3rd month''), an uprising against governmental authority took place in Mutsu and in nearby Echigo Province. Troops were dispatched to subdue the revolt. * 712 (''Wadō 5''), Mutsu was separated from Dewa Province. Empress Genmei's ''Daijō-kan'' made cadastral changes in the provincial map of the Nara period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Meteorological Agency
The , abbreviated JMA, is an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It is charged with gathering and providing results for the public in Japan that are obtained from data based on daily scientific observation and research into natural phenomena in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, seismology and volcanology, among other related scientific fields. Its headquarters is located in Minato, Tokyo. JMA is responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts for the general public, as well as providing aviation and marine weather. JMA other responsibilities include issuing warnings for volcanic eruptions, and the nationwide issuance of earthquake warnings of the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. JMA is also designated one of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is responsible for forecasting, naming, and distributing warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aga, Niigata
is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,386 in 4490 households, and a population density of 11 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Aga is located in northeastern Niigata Prefecture. Covering 6.8% in area of the entire prefecture, Aga is the third largest municipality in Niigata after Jōetsu and Murakami. The Agano River and its tributary, the Tokonami River, flow through the center of the town. Surrounding municipalities Niigata Prefecture * Shibata * Agano * Gosen * Sanjō Fukushima Prefecture * Kitakata * Tadami * Nishiaizu * Kaneyama Climate Aga has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aga is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Demographics Per Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjō, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 95,706 in 36,201 households, and a population density of 222 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Sanjō is located in an inland region of north-central Niigata Prefecture. It is about 2 hours from Tokyo via the Jōetsu Shinkansen or 4 hours on the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Hokuriku Expressway. The Shinano River flows through the west of it from south to north and the Ikarashi-gawa River flows through the centre of the urbanised area. Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture ** Niigata ** Tsubame ** Nagaoka ** Mitsuke ** Uonuma ** Aga ** Gosen ** Kamo *Fukushima Prefecture ** Tadami Climate Sanjō has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanjō is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uonuma, Niigata
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,027 in 13,289 households, and a population density of 37 persons per km2. Its total area is . The city is famous for its ''koshihikari'' rice, which commands a premium in the Japanese market. Geography Uonuma is located in an inland region of south-central Niigata Prefecture, bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the east and Gunma Prefecture to the south. Parts of the city are within the borders of Oze National Park or the Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park Surrounding municipalities *Niigata Prefecture **Sanjō, Niigata, Sanjō **Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka **Ojiya, Niigata, Ojiya **Tōkamachi, Niigata, Tōkamachi **Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Minamiuonuma *Gunma Prefecture **Minakami, Gunma, Minakami **Katashina, Gunma, Katashina *Fukushima Prefecture **Tadami, Fukushima, Tadami **Hinoemata, Fukushima, Hinoemata Climate Uonuma has a Humid subtropical climate, Humid clima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinoemata, Fukushima
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 556, and a population density of 1.5 persons per km². The total area of the village was . It is locally famous for its soba (buckwheat noodles) and known nationally for its kabuki performances and as a gateway to the Oze marshlands. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of Fukushima prefecture, Hinoemata is surrounded by the mountains Komagatake, Mount Taishaku, and Hiuchigatake (the highest mountain in northwestern Japan). Between these mountains runs the Hinoemata River. It is known for having the lowest population density of any municipality in Japan. * Mountains: Aizu-Komagatake (2133 m), Mount Taishaku (2060 m), Hiuchigatake (2356 m) * Rivers: Hinoemata River * Lakes: Ozegahara Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Tadami **Minamiaizu * Niigata Prefecture ** Uonuma * Gunma Prefecture ** Katashina * Tochigi Prefecture ** Nikkō Climate Hinoemata has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamiaizu, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households, and a population density of 17 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Minamiaizu is located in the mountainous southern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Tochigi Prefecture to the south. *Mountains : Onsabi Mountains, Nasudake, Mount Nanatsugadake *Rivers : Okawa, Ina River Neighboring municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture ** Shimogō ** Hinoemata ** Tadami ** Shōwa *Tochigi Prefecture ** Nasushiobara ** Nikkō Climate Minamiaizu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiaizu is 8.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1642 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōwa, Fukushima
Shōwa Village Hall is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,236 in 658 households, and a population density of 5.9 persons per km2. The total area of the village was . Geography Shōwa is located in the western portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, and consists of scattered hamlets along the Nojiri River. *Mountains: *Rivers: Nojiri River Neighboring municipalities *Fukushima Prefecture ** Kaneyama **Mishima **Aizumisato ** Yanaizu ** Shimogō **Minamiaizu ** Tadami Climate Shōwa has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfb'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shōwa is 9.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1615 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaneyama, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 1972, in 1037 households and a population density of 6.7 persons per km². The total area is . Kaneyama is noted for its spectacular scenery. Geography Kaneyama is located in mountainous northwest of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the west. Kaneyama has no town center, but is an artificial construct made up of a number of small villages scattered alongside the Tadami River. Kaneyama has many hot springs. *Mountains : Mount Mikagura (1386.5 m), Mount Takamori *Rivers : Tadami River *Lakes: Lake Numazawa Climate Kaneyama has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kaneyama is 9.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1615 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadami River
The is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power. The river is located within Niigata, Gunma and Fukushima Prefectures. Dams Starting from the furthest upstream, the river is dammed by: *Okutadami Dam – tall gravity dam, 560 MW * Otori Dam – tall arch-gravity dam, 182 MW *Tagokura Dam – tall gravity dam, 380 MW *Tadami Dam – tall embankment dam, 65 MW *Taki Dam – tall gravity dam, 92 MW *Honna Dam – tall gravity dam, 78 MW *Uwada Dam – tall gravity dam, 63.9 MW *Miyashita Dam – tall gravity dam, 94 MW *Yanaizu Dam – tall gravity dam, 75 MW *Katakado Dam Katakado Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River west of Aizubange Eryū-ji temple in Aizubange is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,159 in 5487 households, and a population densit ... – tall gravity dam, 57 MW References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
