Ishikawa, Fukushima

Ishikawa 石川町
Town
Ishikawa Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Ishikawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Ishikawa District
Area
• Total	115.71 km2 (44.68 sq mi)
Population  (November 2014)
• Total	16,791
• Density	145/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Sakura
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0247-26-2111
Address	153-2 Shimoizumi, Ishikawa-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-7858
Website	Official HP

Ishikawa (石川町, Ishikawa-machi) is a town located in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the town had an estimated population of 16,791 and a population density of 145 persons per km². The total area was 115.71 square kilometres (44.7 sq mi).

Geography

Aerial view of Ishikawa

Ishikawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture.

• Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Shirakawa
  • Furudono
  • Asakawa
  • Tamakawa
  • Hirata
  • Nakajima
  • Yabuki
  • Samegawa

History

The area of present-day Ishikawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

The village of Ishikawa was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. It was promoted to town status on March 27, 1894. During World War II, the town had a secret uranium mine for the Japanese atomic bomb project. The town expanded by annexing the neighboring villages of Sawada, Nogisawa, Bobata, Nakatani and Yamahashi on March 31, 1955.

Economy

The economy of Ishikawa is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

• Fukushima Prefectural Ishikawa High School
• Ishikawa High School
• Ishikawa Middle School
• Ishikawa Sawada Middle School
• Ishikawa Gijuku Middle School
• Ishikawa Elementary School
• Ishikawa Sawada Elementary School
• Ishikawa Nogisawa Elementary School
• Ishikawa Bobata Elementary School
• Ishikawa Nakatani No. 1 Elementary School
• Ishikawa Nakatani No. 2 Elementary School
• Ishikawa Yamagata Elementary School
• Ishikawa Minami-Yamagata Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Suigun Line
  • Iwaki-Ishikawa - Nogisawa

Highway

• Japan National Route 118

Local attractions

• Bobata Onsen
• Nekonaki Onsen
• Katakura Onsen

External links

Media related to Ishikawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon