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Yamatsuri
270px, Central Yamatsuri is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5702 in 2095 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km². The total area of the town was . 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 * Fukushima Prefecture ** Tanagura ** Hanawa *Ibaraki Prefecture ** Daigo ** Hitachiōta Climate Yamatsuri has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yamatsuri is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August ...
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Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Fukushima is the capital and Iwaki is the largest city of Fukushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kōriyama, Aizuwakamatsu, and Sukagawa. Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima Prefecture is the third-largest prefecture of Japan (after Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture) and divided by mountain ranges into the three regions of Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. History Prehistory The keyhole-shaped Ōy ...
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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 ...
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Hanawa, Fukushima
270px, ''Tsurushi-Hina'' in Hanawa is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,369 in 3301 households, and a population density of 40 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Hanawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. *Mountains: Yamizozan (1021.8m), Yoneyama *Rivers: Kuji River Climate Hanawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Hanawa 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 . Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Tanagura ** Yamatsuri ** Samegawa *Ibaraki Prefecture ** Takahagi ** Kitaibaraki ** Hitachiōta Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Hanawa has been declining over the past 60 years. History Th ...
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Daigo, Ibaraki
250px, Kuji River in Daigo 250px, Fukuroda Falls is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,771 in 6431 households and a population density of . The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 46.6%. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in northwestern Ibaraki Prefecture along the upper reaches of the Kuji River, Daigo is bordered to the north by Fukushima Prefecture and to the west by Tochigi Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Hitachiōta * Hitachiōmiya Fukushima Prefecture * Yamatsuri * Tanagura Tochigi Prefecture *Ōtawara * Nakagawa Climate Although the altitude is relatively low at 120 meters, Daigo is very chilly in the morning and evening in winter because it is located in a basin. The average minimum temperature of minus 5.5 ℃ in January is almost the same as Morioka, Iwate, much further north, and Daigo is known for having some of the coldest winters in the Kantō region. Ho ...
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Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
250px, Seizan-so is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,074 in 19,327 households and a population density of 129.2 persons per km². . The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 36.2%. The total area of the city is . Geography Hitachiōta is located in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the north. The city is long from north to south, and has the largest area of any municipality in Ibaraki prefecture. From the west, the Asakawa, Yamada, and Sato rivers flow in parallel to the south, and the villages and cultivated lands are spread in the valleys along each river. The rivers all join the Kuji River, which runs through the southern border of the city. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Takahagi * Hitachi * Hitachiōmiya * Naka * Daigo Fukushima Prefecture * Yamatsuri *Hanawa Climate Hitachiōta has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summ ...
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Kuji River
is a river in Fukushima Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It rises at the northern slope of Mount Yamizo, where the border of these three prefectures is located, and flows into Pacific Ocean at Hitachi and Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture. It has a length of and a drainage area of , and is designated as a Class A river. The name of ''Kuji'' is thought to have been named after whale (''kujira'' in Japanese). ', one of the existent ''Fudoki'', says, "There were a hill that resembled a whale (''kujira''). Then the emperor named the land ''Kuji''." The river is known for ayu fishing, and in 2006 it had the second largest catch of ayu in Japan after Naka River, which is also located in Ibaraki Prefecture. The fishing weir (梁 ''yana'') for tourists is installed along the river in Daigo. Famous Fukuroda Falls are located on Taki River (滝川 ''Takigawa''), which is one of its tributary rivers. On midwinter a phenomenon called ' can be observed in the ...
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Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 38,087 and a density of 61.34 persons per km2. The total area is 620.94 km2. Towns and villages *Hanawa * Tanagura *Yamatsuri 270px, Central Yamatsuri is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5702 in 2095 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Yamatsuri i ... * Samegawa Districts in Fukushima Prefecture {{Fukushima-geo-stub ...
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Tanagura, Fukushima
file:Tanakura Castle hori.JPG, 270px, Site of Tanagura Castle is a Towns of Japan, town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,827 in 5053 households, and a population density of 86 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Tanagura is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Tochigi Prefecture to the west and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. *Mountains: Yamizosan (1021.8m) *Rivers: Kuji River Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Shirakawa, Fukushima, Shirakawa ** Yamatsuri, Fukushima, Yamatsuri ** Samegawa, Fukushima, Samegawa ** Asakawa, Fukushima, Asakawa ** Hanawa, Fukushima, Hanawa *Ibaraki Prefecture ** Daigo, Ibaraki, Daigo *Tochigi Prefecture ** Ōtawara, Tochigi, Ōtawara ** Nasu, Tochigi, Nasu Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Tanagura was relatively constant throughout the late 20th century but has begun to decline in the 21st. Ta ...
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Edo Period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. Consolidation of the shogunate The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's regional '' daimyo''. A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tennō's court, to the Tok ...
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Tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 978.Nussbaum"''Edo-jidai''"at p. 167. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class.Nussbaum"Tokugawa"at p. 976. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of '' Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a ''han'' ( ...
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Tanagura Domain
was a '' fudai'' feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in southern Mutsu Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Tanagura Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Tanagura in Fukushima Prefecture. History During the Sengoku period, Tanagura was an outpost of the Satake clan, who built the mountain-top Akadake Castle near what would later become Tanagura Castle. After the Satake were defeated and transferred to Dewa Province by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was awarded to Tachibana Muneshige. Following the Siege of Osaka, the domain was awarded to Niwa Nagashige, who was ordered to build a completely new castle by Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada. The Niwa were followed by the Naitō clan, who continued to develop the castle and its surrounding castle town; however, under the Tokugawa shogunate the domain saw frequent changes of ''daimyō''. During the Bakumatsu period, Matsudaira Yasuhide was transferred to Kawagoe Domain, and Abe ...
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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 ...
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