Tamakawa, Fukushima

Tamakawa 玉川村
Village
Tamakawa Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Tamakawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Tamakawa
Coordinates: 37°12′38.6″N 140°24′32.4″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Ishikawa
Area
• Total	46.67 km^2 (18.02 sq mi)
Population  (March 2020)
• Total	6,497
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0247-57-3101
Address	Kodaka Nakawatecho 9-banchi Tamagawa-mura, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6312
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Oriental turtle dove
Flower	Cherry blossom
Tree	Pinus densiflora

Tamakawa, Roadside Station

Tamakawa (玉川村, Tamakawa-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020^[update], the village had an estimated population of 6,497 in 2143 households,^[1] and a population density of 140 per km². The total area of the village was 46.67 square kilometres (18.02 sq mi).

Geography

Tamakawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture at an average altitude of 262 meters.

• Mountains: Kannondake
• Rivers: Abukuma River

Climate

Tamakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tamakawa is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,344 mm (52.9 in) with September as the wettest month.^[2]

Climate data for Tamakawa, Fukushima (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.4 (57.9)	19.0 (66.2)	22.2 (72.0)	28.1 (82.6)	32.9 (91.2)	33.3 (91.9)	34.9 (94.8)	35.5 (95.9)	33.4 (92.1)	27.3 (81.1)	23.0 (73.4)	19.1 (66.4)	35.5 (95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	5.2 (41.4)	9.4 (48.9)	15.3 (59.5)	21.1 (70.0)	24.3 (75.7)	27.0 (80.6)	28.8 (83.8)	24.6 (76.3)	18.6 (65.5)	13.1 (55.6)	7.1 (44.8)	16.6 (61.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	0.9 (33.6)	4.3 (39.7)	9.8 (49.6)	15.5 (59.9)	19.2 (66.6)	22.6 (72.7)	23.9 (75.0)	19.9 (67.8)	14.0 (57.2)	8.5 (47.3)	3.0 (37.4)	11.8 (53.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.2 (26.2)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.3 (31.5)	4.6 (40.3)	10.3 (50.5)	15.1 (59.2)	19.2 (66.6)	20.3 (68.5)	16.2 (61.2)	9.9 (49.8)	3.9 (39.0)	−0.9 (30.4)	7.7 (45.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.2 (13.6)	−9.7 (14.5)	−7.3 (18.9)	−4.3 (24.3)	2.0 (35.6)	5.9 (42.6)	11.2 (52.2)	12.0 (53.6)	5.0 (41.0)	0.2 (32.4)	−6.0 (21.2)	−7.7 (18.1)	−10.2 (13.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	27.3 (1.07)	28.1 (1.11)	63.4 (2.50)	97.6 (3.84)	92.3 (3.63)	108.8 (4.28)	192.0 (7.56)	153.6 (6.05)	154.7 (6.09)	152.2 (5.99)	60.9 (2.40)	43.8 (1.72)	1,174.7 (46.25)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	4.3	5.1	8.5	9.1	9.4	10.8	14.8	11.5	10.6	9.1	6.6	5.9	105.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Hirata
  • Ishikawa
  • Kagamiishi
  • Sukagawa
  • Yabuki

Demographics

According to Japanese census data,^[5] the population of Tamakawa has remained relatively stable since 1970.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	6,268	—
1930	6,887	+9.9%
1940	7,268	+5.5%
1950	9,014	+24.0%
1960	8,556	−5.1%
1970	7,480	−12.6%
1980	7,431	−0.7%
1990	7,631	+2.7%
2000	7,680	+0.6%
2010	7,231	−5.8%
2020	6,392	−11.6%

History

The area of present-day Tamakawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province. The villages of Izumi and Sugama were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Tamagawa Village was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the two villages.

Economy

Tamakawa has a mixed economy of agriculture and light/precision manufacturing.

Education

Tamakawa has two public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

• Tamakawa First Elementary School
• Tamakawa Sugama Elementary School
• Tamakawa Izumi Middle School
• Tamakawa Sugama Middle School

Transportation

Airports

• Fukushima Airport

Railway

JR East – Suigun Line

• Kawabeoki – Izumigō

Highway

• Abukuma Kōgen Road
• National Route 118

International relations

• Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan, Republic of China

Local attractions

• Sugama Tōfuku-ji Stone Reliquary, National Historic Site ^[6]

References

1. Tamakawa village official statistics (in Japanese)
2. Tamakawa 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. Tamakawa population statistics
6. "須釜東福寺舎利石塔". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 11 March 2020.

External links

Media related to Tamakawa, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)