Ichinohe, Iwate

Ichinohe (一戸町, Ichinohe-machi) is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 12,053, and a population density of 40 persons per km² in 5645 households.[1] The total area of the town is 300.03 square kilometres (115.84 sq mi).

Ichinohe

一戸町
Town
Ichinohe Town Hall
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Location of Ichinohe in Iwate Prefecture
Ichinohe
 
Coordinates: 40°12′46.4″N 141°17′43.6″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureIwate
DistrictNinohe
Area
 • Total300.03 km2 (115.84 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2020)
 • Total12,053
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• TreeOak
• FlowerSakura
• BirdCopper pheasant
Phone number0195-33-2111
AddressKōzenji-Ōkawabachi 24-9, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate 028-5391
WebsiteOfficial website
Goshono Jōmon Museum

Geography

Ichinohe is located in far north-central Iwate Prefecture, roughly in between the Ōu Mountains and the Kitakami Mountains. Approximately 61% of the town’s area is covered in mountains and forest.[2] The Mabechi River flows through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

Iwate Prefecture

Climate

Ichinohe has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ichinohe is 8.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1372 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around -4.3 °C.[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ichinohe peaked in the 1950s has declined steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 16,592—    
1930 19,095+15.1%
1940 20,048+5.0%
1950 25,273+26.1%
1960 26,228+3.8%
1970 23,176−11.6%
1980 20,861−10.0%
1990 18,610−10.8%
2000 16,933−9.0%
2010 14,189−16.2%

History

The area of present-day Ichinohe was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period. Many Jōmon and Kofun period remains have been found. Inhabited by the Emishi tribes, the Nihon Shoki describes the penetration of the area by forces of the Yamato dynasty in the Nara period; however, it was not under effective control of the central government until the mid-Heian period. The area was dominated by the Nanbu clan from the early Muromachi period, and was named for one of the nine numbered stockades, or fortified ranches, that established to secure this frontier area. During the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, the area was under the control of Morioka Domain.

In the early Meiji period, the modern town of Ichinohe was created within Ninohe District on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The neighboring villages of Anetai, Kozuya, Chōkai, and Namiuchi were merged with Ichinohe on January 1, 1955.

Government

Ichinohe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members.Ichinohe, and the city of Ninohe together contribute two seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Iwate 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Ichinohe is based primarily on agriculture.

Education

Ichinohe has seven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

Iwate Ginga Railway Line

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people from Ichinohe
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References
  1. Ichinohe Town official statistics
  2. Official home page
  3. Ichinohe climate data
  4. Ichinohe population statistics
  5. Goshono Site Agency for Cultural Affairs(in Japanese)
  6. "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. 「北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群」の世界文化遺産登録をめざして [Towards World Heritage Inscription of "Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions"] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō Government Board of Education. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. Official home page
  9. "男神岩・女神岩・鳥越山". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. Iwate Museum of Art

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