Yamatsuri, Fukushima

Yamatsuri 矢祭町
Town
Yamatsuri Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yamatsuri in Fukushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Higashishirakawa District
Government
• - Mayor	Makoto Kobari
Area
• Total	118.22 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
Population  (November 2014)
• Total	5,979
• Density	50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Japanese Red Pine
- Flower	Azalea
- Bird	Oriental turtle dove
Phone number	0247-46-3131
Address	66 Tatemoto, Higashitate, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118
Website	Official HP

Yamatsuri (矢祭町, Yamatsuri-machi) is a town located in Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the town had an estimated population of 5,979 and a population density of 50.6 persons per km². The total area was 118.22  km².

Geography

Yamatsuri is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.

• Mountains: Yamatsuriyama (382.7m), Yamizosan (1021.8m)
• Rivers: Kujigawa, Yamatsurigawa

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Takagura
  • Hanawa
• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Takahagi
  • Daigo
  • Hitachiōta

History

The area of present-day Yamatsuri was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the early Edo period, but became was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate after 1729. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Yamatsuri Village was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Uchikawa and Sekioka and a portion of the village of Takagi. It was elevated to town status on January 1, 1963.

Economy

The economy of Yamamtsuri is primarily agricultural.

Education

Primary schools

• Uchikawa Primary School
• Sekioka Primary School
• Higashitate Primary School
• Shimosekigodo Primary School
• Ishii Primary School

Junior High school

• Yamatsuri Junior High School

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Suigun Line
  • Yamatsuriyama - Higashidate - Minami-Ishii - Iwaki-Ishii

Highway

• Japan National Route 118
• Japan National Route 349

International relations

• – City of Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia

External links

Media related to Yamatsuri, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon