Ichikawamisato

Ichikawamisato (市川三郷町, Ichikawamisato-chō) is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the town had an estimated population of 15,799 in 6679 households.,[1] and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the town is 75.18 square kilometres (29.03 sq mi).[2]

Ichikawamisato 市川三郷町
Town
Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine in Ichikawamisato
Flag Seal
Location of Ichikawamisato in Yamanashi Prefecture
Ichikawamisato
Coordinates: 35°33′54.6″N 138°30′8.6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu Tōkai
Prefecture	Yamanashi
District	Nishiyatsushiro
Area
• Total	75.18 km^2 (29.03 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	15,799
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Gentiana scabra
Phone number	055-272-1101
Address	1790-3 Ichikawa-Daimon, Ichikawamisato-chō, Nishiyatsushiro -gun, Yamanashi-ken 409-3601
Website	Official website]

Ichikawamisato town hall

Geography

Ichikawamisato is located in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture at the southern end of the Kofu Basin. The Fuefuki River and the Kamanashi River flow through the town, which contains the confluence where these rivers join to form the Fuji River.

Neighboring municipalities

• Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Minami-Alps
  • Chūō
  • Kōfu
  • Minobu
  • Fujikawa

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ichikawamisato has gradually decreased over the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	25,078	—
1970	23,056	−8.1%
1980	21,985	−4.6%
1990	20,641	−6.1%
2000	18,854	−8.7%
2010	17,113	−9.2%

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ichikawamisato is 110.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 16413 mm with September as the wettest month.[4]

History

The area of Ichikawamisato was part of a huge shoen during the Heian period controlled by Minamoto no Yoshikiyo, the ancestor of the Takeda clan. In the Edo period, along with the rest of Kai Province, the area was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ichikawadaimon, Mitama and Rokugō (all from Nishiyatsushiro District) merged to form the new town of Ichikawamisato.

Economy

The economy of Ichikawamisato is primarily agricultural. The town was traditionally famous for its production of fireworks and Japanese traditional paper (washi).

Education

Ichikawamisato has six public elementary schools and four public middle schools run by the town government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company - Minobu Line
  • Kai-Iwama - Ochii - Kajikazawaguchi - Ichikawa-Daimon - Ichikawa-Hommachi - Ashigawa - Kai-Ueno

Highway

• National Route 140
• National Route 358

Sister city relations

• - Muscatine, Iowa, USA[5]

References

1. Ichikawamisato Town official statistics(in Japanese)
2. 町の規模. Ichikawamisato official website (in Japanese). Ichikawamisato Town. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
3. Ichikawamisato population statistics
4. Ichikawamisato climate data
5. "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

Media related to Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)