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      • Ichikawamisato (市川三郷町, Ichikawamisato-chō) is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the town had an estimated population of 15,799 in 6679 households., and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the town is 75.18 square kilometres (29.03 sq mi).


      Geography


      Ichikawamisato is located in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture at the southern end of the Kofu Basin. The Fuefuki River and the Kamanashi River flow through the town, which contains the confluence where these rivers join to form the Fuji River.


      = Neighboring municipalities

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      Yamanashi Prefecture
      Chūō
      Fujikawa
      Kōfu
      Minami-Alps
      Minobu


      = Climate

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      The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ichikawamisato is 28-32 °C in summer and ?? in winter. The average annual rainfall is 16413 mm with September as the wettest month.


      Demographics


      Per Japanese census data, the population of Ichikawamisato has declined over the past 60 years.


      History


      The area of Ichikawamisato was part of a huge shoen during the Heian period controlled by Minamoto no Yoshikiyo, the ancestor of the Takeda clan. In the Edo period, along with the rest of Kai Province, the area was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ichikawadaimon, Mitama and Rokugō (all from Nishiyatsushiro District) merged to form the new town of Ichikawamisato.


      Economy


      The economy of Ichikawamisato is primarily agricultural. The town was traditionally famous for its production of fireworks and Japanese traditional paper (washi).


      Education


      Ichikawamisato has six public elementary schools and four public middle schools run by the town government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.


      Transportation




      = Railway

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      Central Japan Railway Company - Minobu Line
      Kai-Iwama - Ochii - Kajikazawaguchi - Ichikawa-Daimon - Ichikawa-Hommachi - Ashigawa - Kai-Ueno


      = Highway

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      National Route 140
      National Route 358


      Sister cities


      Muscatine, Iowa, United States


      References




      External links


      Media related to Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

      Official Website (in Japanese)

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