Shimogō, Fukushima

Shimogō 下郷町
Town
Ouchi-juku in Shimogō
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Location of Shimogōin Fukushima Prefecture
Shimogō
Coordinates: 37°15′8″N 139°52′2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Minamiaizu District
Area
• Total	317.09 km2 (122.43 sq mi)
Population  (September 2017)
• Total	5,512
• Density	17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Betula pendula
• Flower	Wisteria floribunda
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
• Fish	Iwana
Phone number	0241-69-1122
Address	1000 Ōaza Shiosei, Shimogō-machi, Fukushima-ken 969-5345
Website	http://town.shimogo.fukushima.jp/

Shimogō (下郷町, Shimogō-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2017, the town had an estimated population of 5,512, and a population density of 17.4 persons per km². The total area is 317.09  km².

Geography

Shimogō is located in the mountainous southern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Tochigi Prefecture to the south. The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and heavy snowfalls.

• Mountains : Onodake, Nasudake, Futamatayama
• Rivers : Okawa
• Lakes: Okawa Dam, Ouchi Dam

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Aizuwakamatsu
  • Minamiaizu
  • Shōwa
  • Aizumisato
  • Tenei
  • Nishigō
• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Nasushiobara, Tochigi

History

The area of present-day Shimogō 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 Minamiaizu District.

Shimogō was established on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the towns of Narahara and Ashida and the village of Egawa.

Education

• Shimogō City Shimogō Middle School
• Shimogō City Narahara Elementary School
• Shimogō City Ashida Elementary School
• Shimogō City Egawa Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• Aizu Railway – Aizu Line
  • Ashinomaki-Onsen-Minami - Yunokami-Onsen - Tō-no-Hetsuri - Yagoshima - Aizu-Shimogō - Furusato-Kōen - Yōson-Kōen

Highway

• Japan National Route 118
• Japan National Route 121
• Japan National Route 289
• Japan National Route 400

External links

Media related to Shimogō, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

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