Isawa (Yamanashi)
| Isawa-chō (incorporated) 石 和 町 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Yamanashi | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 39 ' N , 138 ° 38' E | ||
| Height : | 267 m | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Incorporated on: | Oct 12, 2004 | ||
| Incorporated in: | Fuefuki | ||
| Surface: | 14.92 km² | ||
| Residents : | 27,380 (October 1, 2004) |
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| Population density : | 1835 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 19321-6 | ||
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| Tree : | Japanese black pine | ||
| Flower : | Oenothera tetraptera | ||
| town hall | |||
| Address : |
Isawa Town Hall 777 Ichibe Isawa- chō , Higashiyatsushiro-gun Yamanashi 406-8585 |
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| Website URL: | Homepage (archive version) ( Memento from October 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) | ||
Isawa ( Japanese 石 和 町 , -chō , German stone harmony ) was a Japanese community west of Tokyo in the district of Higashiyatsushiro in Yamanashi prefecture .
geography
Isawa is at an altitude of 267 meters. Mount Fuji is nearby .
history
Since October 12, 2004 , Isawa has formed the city of Fuefuki together with 5 other localities .
Attractions
Isawa is well known for its hot springs , which are used for spa treatments, and for the historical games (depicting a battle from the 16th century) that take place annually on the occasion of the early summer festival.
Town twinning
Since May 26, 1991 there was a friendship with Bad Mergentheim in Germany.
sons and daughters of the town
- Fukazawa Shichirō (1914-1987), writer