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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, 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


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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Fukushima Prefecture
Hinoemata
Shimogō
Shōwa
Tadami
Tochigi Prefecture
Nasushiobara
Nikkō




= 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.




Demographics


Per Japanese census data, 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.




History


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


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




Education


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






= Railway

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Aizu Railway – Aizu Line

Aizu-Nagano - Tajimakōkōmae - Aizu-Tajima - Nakaarai - Aizu-Arakai - Aizu-Sanson-Dōjō - Nanatsugatake-Tozanguchi - Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
■ Yagan Railway – Aizu Kinugawa Line

Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi




= Highway

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National Route 121
National Route 289
National Route 352
National Route 400
National Route 401




Local attractions



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


Kozo Watanabe, politician




References






External links


Media related to Minamiaizu, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
Official Website (in Japanese)

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• Minamiaizu, Fukushima
• Stasiun Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi
• Stasiun Tajimakōkōmae
• Stasiun Aizu-Arakai
• Stasiun Aizu-Nagano
• Stasiun Aizu-Tajima
• Stasiun Aizu-Sanson-Dōjō
• Stasiun Nanatsugatake-Tozanguchi
• Distrik Minamiaizu, Fukushima
• Stasiun Nakaarai
• Minamiaizu
• Minamiaizu District, Fukushima
• Ina, Fukushima
• Tateiwa, Fukushima
• Nangō, Fukushima
• Tajima, Fukushima
• Iwashiro Province
• Shimogō, Fukushima
• Hinoemata, Fukushima
• Nikkō