Shiramine (Ishikawa)
| Shiramine-mura (incorporated) 白 峰村 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Chūbu | ||
| Prefecture : | Ishikawa | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 11 ' N , 136 ° 37' E | ||
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| Incorporated on: | Feb. 1, 2005 | ||
| Incorporated in: | Hakusan | ||
| Surface: | 221.50 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1154 (December 1, 2003) |
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| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community key : | 17349-5 | ||
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| Tree : | Crescent fir | ||
| Flower : | rhododendron | ||
| town hall | |||
| Address : |
Shiramine Village Hall Ha - 130 Aza Shiramine Shiramine- mura, Ishikawa-gun Ishikawa 920-2501 |
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Shiramine ( Japanese 白 峰村 , - mura , literally: "white peak") is a village in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa . Since 2005 it is administratively part of the city of Hakusan .
geography
The landscape is determined by the Haku-san volcano and the Tedori river , which is dammed in the area of the village with the Tedorigawa dam.
history
Shiramine was created in 1889 from the merger of the hamlets Ushikubi ( 牛 首 村 , Ushikubi-mura ) and Kuwashima (Japanese 桑 島村 , Kuwashima-mura ).
In 1924 , the road between Kanazawa and Shiramine was opened for cars.
In a flood disaster in 1934, the neighboring villages of Ichinose ( 市 ノ 瀬 ) and Akaiwa ( 赤 岩 ) on the Tedori River were destroyed. A visitor center in Shiramine commemorates the event.
When the road to Katsuyama was opened in 1949 , the local charcoal burning economy began to flourish. The place, which had previously belonged to the district of Nomi , came to the district of Ishikawa as part of a territorial reform .
With the beginning of the work on the Tedorigawa dam , the district of Kuwashima was given up; the majority of the population moved to Tsurugi , which today also belongs to the city of Hakusan.
On February 1, 2005 , the village joined with some other localities of the district and the Shi (city) Mattō of the Shi Hakusan and thus gave up its independence as a regional authority . The "village closing ceremony" (Japanese 閉 村 式 , heison-shiki ) was held on January 16th .
Culture
A local dialect is spoken, called Shiramine-ben ( 白 峰 弁 ) or Jige-ben ( ジ ゲ 弁 ).
tourism
Benefiting from the abundance of snow in the region, the village was developed into a winter sports and onsen area with the Hakusan Shiramine Ski Resort . The “ Snowman Festival” ( 雪 だ る ま 祭 り , yukidaruma matsuri ) has been held in February since 1990 .
Even as a summer resort of the draws Hakusan National Park located place tourists who do here hiking and climbing tours on the Hakusan and horse riding in the surrounding area. The place is also a popular destination for fossil collectors . Skeletal remains of dinosaurs and fossils are particularly common on the fossil wall of Kuwashima ; A dinosaur park awaits the tourists in the meantime. In July, the "Haku-san Festival" is held in memory of the Buddhist monk Taicho , who is said to have opened up the mountains around Haku-san in the early 8th century .
