Yugawa, Fukushima

Yugawa 湯川村
Village
Yugawa Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yugawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Yugawa
Coordinates: 37°33′56.6″N 139°53′12.7″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Kawanuma District
Area
• Total	16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population  (September 2014)
• Total	3,161
• Density	193/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols
• Tree	Sakura (cherry blossom)
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
• Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	0241-27-8800
Address	875-5 Oikawa Nagatoro-ko, Yugawa-mura, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3593
Website	http://www.vill.yugawa.fukushima.jp/

Yugawa (湯川村, Yugawa-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2014, the village had an estimated population of 16,458, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area is 91.65 km².

Geography

Yugawa is located in the northern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, in the Aizu Basin. The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2 meters.

• • Rivers : Nippashi River, Agakawa RIver

Neighboring municipalities

• Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
• Kitakata, Fukushima
• Aizubange, Fukushima

History

The area of present-day Yugawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the early Heian period, the Buddhist temple of Shōjō-ji was founded in what is now part of Yugawa village. The area formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized as part of Kawanuma District. Fukushima Prefecture.

The modern villages of Oikawa and Shōjō were created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. These villages merged to form Yugawa on March 31, 1957.

Economy

The economy of Aizubange is centered on the production of rice, with much of the town area under paddy fields.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Ban'etsu West Line
  • Oikawa

Highway

• Japan National Route 49
• Japan National Route 121

Local attractions

• Shōjō-ji – Buddhist temple with Important Cultural Property buildings and National Treasure sculptures.

External links

Media related to Yugawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

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