Inawashiro (Fukushima)

Inawashiro-machi 猪苗 代 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Fukushima
Coordinates :	37 ° 33 '  N , 140 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '28 "  N , 140 ° 6' 17"  E
Basic data
Surface:	395.00 km²
Residents :	13,613 (April 1, 2020)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	07408-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese mountain ash
Flower :	Habenaria radiata
Bird :	swan
town hall
Address :	Inawashiro Town Hall 100 Aza Shirominami Inawashiro- machi , Yama-gun Fukushima  969-3192
Website URL:	http://www.town.inawashiro.fukushima.jp
Location Inawashiros in Fukushima Prefecture

Inawashiro ( Jap. 猪苗代町 , - machi ) is a municipality in the district of Yama of Fukushima Prefecture on Honshu , the main island of Japan .

geography

The Bandai - also called Aizu Fuji - seen from Inawashiro.

Inawashiro is located on the north shore of Lake Inawashiro and at the foot of the more than 1,800 meter high Bandai , the highest mountain in the volcanic group of the same name , which also includes the Akahani (1,430 m) and the Kushigamine (1,636 m). East of the Bandai is the 1413 m high Kawageta . The center of Inawashiro lies in the valley of the Nagase , which flows between the two mountains into the Inawashiro lake.

In the north are the 1200 meter high Shirabu-yama and the Ura-Bandai-Sanko ("Three Lakes Behind the Bandai"), the Akimoto Lake, the Hibira Lake and the Onogawa Lake.

The area around the Bandai, the Adatara and the Inawashiro and Akimoto Lakes are part of the Bandai Asahi National Park .

history

The Inawashiro Castle ( Inawashiro-jō ), also called Kame-ga-jō ( 亀 ヶ 城 , dt. "Turtle Castle ") was built in the Kamakura period and was the seat of the Inawashiro clan until the 16th century, a branch of the Aizu Ashina . Then the feudal lords of Aizu took over the castle, so it was under the control of the Gamo , Uesugi and Kato . The Hoshina-Matsudaira ruled Aizu and Inawashiro Castle since the early Edo period .

In 1868 an important battle in the Boshin War took place at the Bonari Pass ( Bonari-tōge ) northeast of Inawashiro . Around 700 troops of the Aizu who fought for the feudal government of the Shogun were subject to around 2000 imperial troops and had to withdraw. The then lord of Inawashiro had the castle burned down and joined the retreating troops of the Aizu. Soon after, with the capture of Tsuruga Castle in Wakamatsu, the resistance of the Aizu was broken.

In 1889 the small town ( machi ) Inawashiro was established with the introduction of the modern local authorities by the Meiji government . In the Meiji period , the region received a modern infrastructure for the first time: The Asaka Canal ( Asaka-sosui ) between Lake Inawashiro and Kōriyama was created in 1883. In 1889 Inawashiro was connected to the railway network by the Gan'etsu Tetsudō .

In the late 19th century, two volcanic eruptions occurred in the area: On July 15, 1888, an eruption of the Bandai devastated the surrounding areas, killing 477 people and damming the Nagase and its tributaries. This also resulted in the “five colored lakes” ( goshikinuma ) on the north side - today a tourist attraction. In 1900 the Adatara broke out in the east .

Today's Inawashiro was created in 1955 through the merger of the old Inawashiro with the surrounding villages ( Mura ) Azuma ( 吾 妻 村 ), Chisato ( 千里 村 ), Okinashima ( 翁 島村 ) and Tsukinowa ( 月 輪 村 ), all in the then Kita-Aizu district .

Demographics

The population has been decreasing continuously for decades. Since the end of the Shōwa period in 1989, it fell from over 19,000 to just over 16,000.

economy

The landscape around Inawashiro is characterized by agriculture. However, in 2006 only 157 of the 6500 employees in Inawashiro were employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. The largest employer is tourism: over 1400 people are employed in the hotel and restaurant industry, 1365 are employed in retail. The industry offers around 650 jobs.

Attractions

Tenjin Beach in winter

Tenjin Beach lines the northeastern shore of Inawashiro Lake. Further north on the lakefront are the Noguchi Memorial Museum in honor of the microbiologist and doctor Noguchi Hideyo and the Aizu-minzoku-kan , the Aizu local museum, in which several original buildings from the Edo period have been rebuilt. The Tenkyōkaku, a princely summer villa from 1908, is located on the northwestern shore of the lake.

Kobiragata-Tenmangu

The ruins of Inawashiro Castle are located in Kamegajōshi-kōen , a park in the center of the village. The Kobiragata-Tenmangu , a shrine from the 10th century located in the southeast at Tenjin beach. Another important shrine, the Hanitsu-jinja on the slope of the Bandai, was established by the Hoshina in 1675.

Several hot springs ( onsen ) are located in the urban area of ​​Inawashiro. Some golf courses have also been created in the area. There are several ski slopes around the Bandai: the Inawashiro Ski-jō and the Inawashiro Resort are located in the urban area of ​​Inawashiro . To the east on the Kawageta is the Listel Ski Fantasia , which in March 2009 will host the Freestyle World Championship of the Fédération Internationale de Ski . Further slopes are located on the slopes of Adatara in the northeast.

traffic

On the Ban'etsusai Line of the JR Higashi-Nihon Railway Company, there are five stations in the urban area of ​​Inawashiro. At the station Inawashiro also express trains as well as keep Aizu Liner .

The national road 49 runs north of the lake in an east-west direction through Inawashiro and connects the place with Kōriyama and Aizu-Wakamatsu , the north branching national road 115 runs through the center and connects it with the parts of Inawashiro and outside in the mountains with Fukushima . To the northwest branches off the national road 459, which leads to the Ura-Bandai-sanko and to Kitakata . The Ban'etsu highway also crosses Inawashiro from east to west, access is possible at the Inawashiro Bandai-kōgen interchange on national road 115.

Neighboring cities and communities

• Fukushima
• Nihonmatsu
• Kōriyama
• Aizu-wakamatsu
• Bandai ( Yama County )
• Kitashiobara (Yama County)
• Yonezawa (Yamagata Prefecture)

sons and daughters of the town

• Kanae Meguro (* 1978), biathlete
• Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928), doctor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of the Environment : Map of the protected areas of the Bandai-Asahi National Park, Bandai-Azuma / Inawashiro area (PDF; 1.8 MB)
2. ↑ Readings according to archive link ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Number of households and residents (annually since 1988). In: Inawashiro City. Archived from the original on August 6, 2009 ; Retrieved August 12, 2016 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ Department of Home Affairs and Communications : Establishment and Enterprise Census 2006

Web links

Commons : Inawashiro  - collection of images, videos and audio files