Kaneyama, Fukushima

Kaneyama 金山町
Town
Kaneyama Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kaneyama in Fukushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Ōnuma District
Area
• Total	293.97 km2 (113.50 sq mi)
Population  (September 2014)
• Total	2,185
• Density	7.43/km2 (19.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Paulownia tomentosa
- Flower	Magnolia kobus
- Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	0241-45-2211
Address	393 Yachi Kawaguchi Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0011
Website	Official HP

Kaneyama (金山町, Kaneyama-machi) is a town located in Ōnuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of September 2014, the town had an estimated population of 2,185 and a population density of 7.43 persons per km². The total area was 293.97 km². Kaneyama is noted for its spectacular scenery.

Geography

Kaneyama is located in mountainous northwest of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the west. The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2 meters. Kaneyama has no town center, but is an artificial construct made up of a number of small villages scattered alongside the Tadami River. Kaneyama has many hot springs.

• Mountains : Mount Mikagura (1386.5 m), Mount Takamori
• Rivers : Tadami River
• Lakes: Lake Numazawa

Neighboring municipalities

• Mishima, Fukushima
• Showa, Fukushima
• Tadami, Fukushima
• Nishiaizu, Fukushima
• Yanaizu, Fukushima
• Aga, Niigata

History

The area of present-day Kaneyama was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ōnuma District.

Modern Kaneyama village was founded on July 1, 1955 through a merger of the villages of Yokota, Kawaguchi, Numzawa and Honna. It was raised to town status in 1958.

Economy

Hydroelectric power generation from numerous dams on the Tadami River is the primary source of revenue for the village

Education

• Fukushima Prefectural Kawaguchi High School

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Tadami Line
  • Aizu-Mizunuma - Aizu-Nakagawa - Aizu-Kawaguchi - (Closed due to line damage) - Honna - Aizu-Kosugawa - Aizu-Yokota - Aizu-Ōshio

Highway

• Japan National Route 253
• Japan National Route 400

External links

Media related to Kaneyama, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon