Inawashiro

Inawashiro is located in the far north of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering Yamagata Prefecture to the north and Lake Inawashiro to the south.

• Mountains : Mount Bandai, Mount Adatara, Mount Azuma-kofuji
• Rivers : Nagase River
• Lakes : Lake Inawashiro, Akimoto Lake

Fukushima Prefecture

• Aizuwakamatsu
• Bandai
• Fukushima
• Kitashiobara
• Kōriyama
• Nihonmatsu

Yamagata Prefecture

• Yonezawa

Inawashiro has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inawashiro is 10.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1367 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/fukushima/inawashiro-50677/ Inawashiro climate data]

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|location = Inawashiro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)

|Jan high C = 1.1

|Feb high C = 2.0

|Mar high C = 6.1

|Apr high C = 13.5

|May high C = 19.5

|Jun high C = 22.9

|Jul high C = 26.3

|Aug high C = 27.7

|Sep high C = 23.3

|Oct high C = 17.2

|Nov high C = 10.9

|Dec high C = 4.1

|Jan mean C = -2.1

|Feb mean C = -1.7

|Mar mean C = 1.6

|Apr mean C = 7.9

|May mean C = 13.9

|Jun mean C = 18.1

|Jul mean C = 21.7

|Aug mean C = 22.7

|Sep mean C = 18.6

|Oct mean C = 12.4

|Nov mean C = 6.2

|Dec mean C = 0.7

|Jan low C = -5.5

|Feb low C = -5.8

|Mar low C = -2.7

|Apr low C = 2.6

|May low C = 8.4

|Jun low C = 13.9

|Jul low C = 18.0

|Aug low C = 18.7

|Sep low C = 14.6

|Oct low C = 8.1

|Nov low C = 2.1

|Dec low C = -2.5

|Jan record high C = 10.8

|Feb record high C = 13.9

|Mar record high C = 19.7

|Apr record high C = 26.8

|May record high C = 30.7

|Jun record high C = 31.5

|Jul record high C = 33.9

|Aug record high C = 34.2

|Sep record high C = 32.2

|Oct record high C = 26.9

|Nov record high C = 22.1

|Dec record high C = 17.3

|year record high C= 34.2

|Jan record low C = -16.8

|Feb record low C = -17.5

|Mar record low C = -14.7

|Apr record low C = -7.8

|May record low C = -1.1

|Jun record low C = 4.6

|Jul record low C = 8.0

|Aug record low C = 10.0

|Sep record low C = 3.3

|Oct record low C = -1.9

|Nov record low C = -9.6

|Dec record low C = -16.4

|year record low C= -17.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 72.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 53.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 69.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 74.9

|May precipitation mm = 86.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 123.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 206.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 142.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 132.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 119.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 89.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 92.7

|year precipitation mm= 1263.0

|unit rain days = 1.0 mm

|Jan rain days = 15.6

|Feb rain days = 13.1

|Mar rain days = 13.7

|Apr rain days = 11.0

|May rain days = 10.9

|Jun rain days = 11.4

|Jul rain days = 13.9

|Aug rain days = 11.2

|Sep rain days = 11.9

|Oct rain days = 11.8

|Nov rain days = 13.1

|Dec rain days = 16.1

|snow colour = green

|Jan snow cm = 203

|Feb snow cm = 172

|Mar snow cm = 101

|Apr snow cm = 11

|May snow cm = 0

|Jun snow cm = 0

|Jul snow cm = 0

|Aug snow cm = 0

|Sep snow cm = 0

|Oct snow cm = 0

|Nov snow cm = 14

|Dec snow cm = 129

|year snow cm= 627

|unit snow days = 3 cm

|Jan snow days = 20.8

|Feb snow days = 19.8

|Mar snow days = 12.7

|Apr snow days = 1.5

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 1.6

|Dec snow days = 11.9

|Jan sun = 84.5

|Feb sun = 96.5

|Mar sun = 137.7

|Apr sun = 169.9

|May sun = 198.2

|Jun sun = 156.5

|Jul sun = 144.9

|Aug sun = 182.6

|Sep sun = 135.5

|Oct sun = 132.8

|Nov sun = 113.4

|Dec sun = 82.3

|year sun= 1627.6

|source 1 = JMA{{cite web

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| access-date = February 19, 2022}}

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|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = February 19, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Inawashiro population statistics] the population of Inawashiro has declined steadily over the past 40 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 19,112

| 1930 | 20,822

| 1940 | 23,351

| 1950 | 27,538

| 1960 | 26,058

| 1970 | 21,417

| 1980 | 19,717

| 1990 | 18,839

| 2000 | 18,178

| 2010 | 15,797

| 2020 | 13,552

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The area of present-day Inawashiro was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the location of Inawashiro Castle since the Kamakura period. It was the site of the Battle of Suriagehara during the Sengoku period. The area formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. During the Boshin War, the Battle of Bonari Pass took place near Inawashiro. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized as part of Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture. The town of Inawashiro was founded with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1898. The town borders expanded considerably in 1955 through a merger with the villages of Iwase, Iwaho, Azauma, Nagase, Tsukinowa, Chisato, and Okinajima.

The economy of Inawashiro is based on tourism and agriculture. Primary agricultural crops include buckwheat and rice, along with tomatoes, dairy farming and miso. There are many ski resorts, onsen and leisure facilities at Lake Inawashiro. Sulfur mining, formerly a mainstay of the local economy, ended with the closure of the last mine in 1968.

Inawashiro has six public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

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• Tenkyōkaku, a Meiji-period former residence of Prince Arisugawa Takehito, designated an Important Cultural Property (ICP)
• Noguchi Hideyo Memorial Hall
• Lake Inawashiro
• former Okinashima Villa of Prince Takamatsu (ICP)
• former Baba residence (ICP)
• Aizu-Matsudiara clan cemetery, National historic site

• Yumeko Aizome, actress
• Hideyo Noguchi, bacteriologist

• Lake Inawashiro
• Mount Bandai

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