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 Location of Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture | |
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| Coordinates:38°56′5″N141°07′35.7″E / 38.93472°N 141.126583°E /38.93472; 141.126583 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Iwate |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,256.42 km2 (485.11 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 114,476 |
| • Density | 91.1128/km2 (235.981/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time |
| Phone number | 0191-21-2111 |
| Address | 7-2 Takeyama-chō, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken021-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
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| Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
| Flower | Canola |
| Tree | Japanese beech |
Ichinoseki (一関市,Ichinoseki-shi) is a city located inIwate Prefecture, in theTōhoku region of northernJapan. As of 1 May 2020[update], the city had a population of 114,476 and apopulation density of 91 persons per km2 in 46,375 households.[1] It is currently the second largest city by population in the prefecture, afterMorioka. The total area of the city was 1,256.42 square kilometers (485.11 sq mi).
Ichinoseki is located inland in the south of Iwate Prefecture, a little over two hours north of Tokyo by theTōhoku Shinkansen. A large volume of extremely stable granite rock runs beneath the city, and is the center of a site being promoted as a suitable location for construction of theInternational Linear Collider (ILC).[2]
Akita Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Ichinoseki has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Ichinoseki is 10.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1248 mm with September as the wettest month and January as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.5 °C.[3]
| Climate data for Ichinoseki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 2.1 (35.8) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.4 (29.5) | 7.4 (45.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −15.2 (4.6) | −10.3 (13.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.3 (18.9) | −12.6 (9.3) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 46.5 (1.83) | 40.1 (1.58) | 76.1 (3.00) | 86.6 (3.41) | 107.5 (4.23) | 121.8 (4.80) | 181.1 (7.13) | 161.9 (6.37) | 156.3 (6.15) | 118.6 (4.67) | 68.2 (2.69) | 58.7 (2.31) | 1,211.6 (47.70) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 57 (22) | 52 (20) | 15 (5.9) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 40 (16) | 166 (65) |
| Average rainy days | 9.7 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 122 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 20 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 115.6 | 124.4 | 163.0 | 178.0 | 183.8 | 138.3 | 117.7 | 132.6 | 117.7 | 131.9 | 125.5 | 108.7 | 1,643.5 |
| Source 1:JMA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:JMA[5] | |||||||||||||
The agricultural makeup of the city outside the centre is mostly composed of farmers, leading to an influx ofChinese andFilipino immigrants due to marriage. As a result, Ichinoseki has a varied ethnic makeup, although the newcomers still remain a small minority.
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Ichinoseki peaked in the 1950s and has declined over the past 70 years. Ichinoseki has been recognized by Japan's Office for the Promotion of Regional Revitalization (Kishida Cabinet Secretariat), which promotes the development of new technologies to combat depopulation, for meeting a "high standard" ofdigital transformation/telework infrastructure. Related projects have been awarded over ¥80M in government grants.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 118,556 | — |
| 1930 | 131,447 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | 135,612 | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 170,515 | +25.7% |
| 1960 | 168,768 | −1.0% |
| 1970 | 150,366 | −10.9% |
| 1980 | 147,465 | −1.9% |
| 1990 | 144,896 | −1.7% |
| 2000 | 140,825 | −2.8% |
| 2010 | 127,642 | −9.4% |
| 2020 | 111,932 | −12.3% |
The area of present-day Ichinoseki was part of ancientMutsu Province, and has been settled since at least theJapanese Paleolithic period. The area was inhabited by theEmishi people, and came under the control of theimperial dynasty during the earlyHeian period. During theHeian period, it was controlled by theAbe clan, followed by theNorthern Fujiwara clan ofHiraizumi. During theSengoku period, the area was dominated by varioussamurai clans before coming under the control of theDate clan during theEdo period, who ruledSendai Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. A portion of the present city was part ofIchinoseki Domain, a sub-domain of Sendai Domain.
The town of Ichinoseki was established withinNishiiwai District, Iwate on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipality system. It was raised to city status on April 1, 1948 by the merger of the towns of Ichinoseki and Yamame with the villages of Mataki and Nakasato.
Ichinoseki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 25 members.[8] Ichinoseki and the town of Hiraizumi collectively contribute five seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofIwate 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Ichinoseki has 29 public elementary schools and 16 public junior high schools operated by the city government and one junior high school and eight public elementary schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school and one private junior college. The Prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
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