is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Fukushima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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. , the town had an estimated
population
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of 10,416 in 3464 households, and a
population density
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of 77 persons per km
2. The total area of the town is . The town is known locally for the "thousand cherry trees" which line the banks of the Natsui River. It is also one of the purported birthplaces of
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
poet
Ono no Komachi.
Geography
Ono is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture in the middle of Abukuma Highland, in eastern
Nakadōri. It is surrounded by mountains over 700 meters above sea level. The Natsui River flows in the center of the town. Most of the town is within the borders of the Abukuma Kogen Chubu Prefectural Natural Park.
*Rivers: Natsui River
Neighboring municipalities
* Fukushima Prefecture
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Hirata
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Iwaki
**
Kōriyama
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 321,938 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 425 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kōriyama is designated as a core city and ...
**
Tamura
Climate
Ono has a
humid continental climate
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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ono is 10.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1390 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.5 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,
Ono population statistics
/ref> the population of Ono has declined steadily over the past 60 years.
History
The area of present-day Ono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Althoug ...
it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Iitoyo, Natsui, and Ononiimachi were established with the formation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ononiimachi was raised to town status on July 1, 1896. On February 1, 1955, it merged with Iitoyo and Natsui to form the town of Ono.
Economy
The economy of Ono is primarily mixed agricultural and light manufacturing.
Education
Ono has one public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
JR East
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– Ban'etsu East Line
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Highway
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Local attractions
*Rika-chan Castle, a two-story museum, store and small-scale doll factory for the Licca-chan line of dolls.[ ]
References
External links
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Official Website
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Towns in Fukushima Prefecture