Minamiaizu

Minamiaizu
南会津町
Town
Minamiaizu Town Hall
Minamiaizu Town Hall
Flag of Minamiaizu
Flag
Official seal of Minamiaizu
Seal
Location of Minamiaizu in Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Minamiaizu in Fukushima Prefecture
Minamiaizu is located in Japan
Minamiaizu
Minamiaizu
 
Coordinates: 37°12′1.4″N 139°46′23.6″E / 37.200389°N 139.773222°E / 37.200389; 139.773222
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictMinamiaizu
Area
 • Total886.47 km2 (342.27 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2020)
 • Total15,158
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0241-62-6100
Address3531-1 Tajima Gohara, Minamiaizu-machi, MInamiaizu-gun, Fukushima-ken 967-0004
ClimateDfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush warbler
FlowerRhododendron kaempferi
TreeFagus crenata
Aizu-Tajima Gionsai Festival
Aerial view of Minamiaizu

Minamiaizu (南会津町, Minamiaizu-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,158 in 6,575 households,[1] and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 886.52 square kilometres (342.29 sq mi).

Geography

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Minamiaizu is located in the mountainous southern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Tochigi Prefecture to the south.

  • Mountains : Onsabi Mountains, Nasudake, Mount Nanatsugadake
  • Rivers : Okawa, Ina River

Neighboring municipalities

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Climate

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Minamiaizu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamiaizu is 8.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1642 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.4 °C.[2]

Climate data for Tajima, Minamiaizu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.4
(92.1) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.6
(94.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.1
(44.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		23.8
(74.8) 		17.6
(63.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		15.4
(59.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		1.3
(34.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		17.7
(63.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		5.4
(41.7) 		0.2
(32.4) 		9.6
(49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		4.7
(40.4)
Record low °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−19.7
(−3.5) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		2.4
(36.3) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.2
(48.6) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−19.2
(−2.6) 		−19.7
(−3.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.4
(3.72) 		63.6
(2.50) 		67.0
(2.64) 		64.0
(2.52) 		80.8
(3.18) 		116.2
(4.57) 		206.8
(8.14) 		174.3
(6.86) 		165.9
(6.53) 		128.1
(5.04) 		62.6
(2.46) 		94.5
(3.72) 		1,318.1
(51.89)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 187
(74) 		153
(60) 		96
(38) 		10
(3.9) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		6
(2.4) 		110
(43) 		562
(221)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.1 13.0 12.7 10.1 10.1 12.2 15.5 12.8 11.8 10.5 11.5 14.6 150.9
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 17.3 15.5 11.4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 8.9 54.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 59.5 77.0 124.8 160.1 184.1 140.7 135.1 160.3 117.4 109.3 94.5 68.4 1,431.1
Source 1: JMA[3]
Source 2: JMA[4]
Climate data for Nangō, Minamiaizu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35.1
(95.2) 		36.6
(97.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		36.6
(97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		13.7
(56.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.8
(83.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		11.4
(52.5) 		4.3
(39.7) 		15.2
(59.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		12.2
(54.0) 		5.7
(42.3) 		0.4
(32.7) 		9.9
(49.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		1.5
(34.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		13.3
(55.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		18.5
(65.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		5.3
(41.6)
Record low °C (°F) −18.0
(−0.4) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−16.5
(2.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		3.8
(38.8) 		9.3
(48.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−18.0
(−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 126.8
(4.99) 		79.1
(3.11) 		76.0
(2.99) 		65.7
(2.59) 		76.6
(3.02) 		117.1
(4.61) 		225.1
(8.86) 		169.6
(6.68) 		139.4
(5.49) 		134.7
(5.30) 		119.7
(4.71) 		161.6
(6.36) 		1,492.1
(58.74)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 306
(120) 		249
(98) 		175
(69) 		42
(17) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		16
(6.3) 		211
(83) 		1,010
(398)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.6 16.2 15.7 11.6 11.3 13.0 15.6 13.2 13.4 13.9 16.0 20.0 180.5
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 23.4 20.9 20.1 5.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 13.5 85.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.1 75.1 126.8 173.4 196.2 154.3 148.0 186.8 136.6 123.1 99.1 62.5 1,540.6
Source 1: JMA[5]
Source 2: JMA[6]


Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Minamiaizu peaked I the 1950s and has declined steadily over the past 60 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 20,204—    
1930 23,020+13.9%
1940 28,057+21.9%
1950 31,946+13.9%
1960 34,152+6.9%
1970 26,813−21.5%
1980 24,119−10.0%
1990 22,548−6.5%
2000 21,095−6.4%
2010 17,850−15.4%
2020 14,451−19.0%

History

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The area of present-day Minamiaizu was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Minamiaizu District in Fukushima Prefecture. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Tajima and the villages of Ina, Nangō, and Tateiwa were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. These four municipalities merged on March 20, 2006, to form the town of Minamiaizu.

Economy

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The economy of Minamiaizu is primarily agricultural. Rice, tomatoes and asparagus are the main crops.

Education

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The town has seven public elementary schools and four public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has two public high schools operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.

  • Fukushima Prefectural Tajima High School
  • Fukushima Prefectural Minamiaizu High School

Transportation

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Railway

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Aizu Railway – Aizu Line

■ Yagan Railway – Aizu Kinugawa Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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Maezawa Magariya Village
  • Aizu-Tajima Gionsai festival
  • Hosoi Residence Museum
  • Komado Wetlands
  • Maezawa Magariya Village (Museum of "L" Shaped Old Folk Houses)
  • Okuaizu Museum
  • Tashiroyama Wetlands
  • Yunohana Onsen

Noted people from Minamiaizu

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References

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  1. ^ Minamiaizu official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Minamiaizu climate data
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Minamiaizu population statistics
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