Kaneyama 金山町 | |
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 Tadami River and Oshi district | |
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 Location of Kaneyama in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Kaneyama | |
| Coordinates:37°27′13.3″N139°32′28.7″E / 37.453694°N 139.541306°E /37.453694; 139.541306 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Ōnuma |
| Area | |
• Total | 293.92 km2 (113.48 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2020) | |
• Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0241-45-2211 |
| Address | 393 Yachi Kawaguchi Kaneyama-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 968-0011 |
| Climate | Cfa/Dfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common cuckoo |
| Flower | Magnolia kobus |
| Tree | Paulownia tomentosa |
Kaneyama (金山町,Kaneyama-machi) is atown located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 1972, in 1037 households[1] and apopulation density of 6.7 persons per km2. The total area is 293.92 square kilometres (113.48 sq mi). Kaneyama is noted for its spectacular scenery.
Kaneyama is located in mountainous northwest of theAizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, borderedNiigata Prefecture to the west. Kaneyama has no town center, but is an artificial construct made up of a number of small villages scattered alongside the Tadami River. Kaneyama has manyhot springs.
Kaneyama has ahumid continental climate (KöppenDfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kaneyama is 9.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1615 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 -2.6 °C.[2]
| Climate data for Kaneyama, Fukushima (2008−2020 normals, extremes 2008−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.8 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | 10.5 (51.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.8 (25.2) | −1.6 (29.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.0 (30.2) | 6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) | −11.9 (10.6) | −9.7 (14.5) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | −10.5 (13.1) | −12.2 (10.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 224.9 (8.85) | 137.1 (5.40) | 116.1 (4.57) | 98.0 (3.86) | 77.2 (3.04) | 127.4 (5.02) | 294.1 (11.58) | 182.7 (7.19) | 150.8 (5.94) | 142.0 (5.59) | 171.6 (6.76) | 248.5 (9.78) | 1,983.2 (78.08) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 324 (128) | 242 (95) | 155 (61) | 48 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (2.8) | 203 (80) | 975 (384) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.6 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 21.9 | 186.2 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3 cm) | 24.6 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 82.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 39.3 | 64.5 | 117.8 | 162.5 | 201.6 | 160.3 | 129.8 | 168.8 | 131.0 | 110.0 | 83.5 | 52.8 | 1,422.1 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Kaneyama peaked in the 1950s and has declined steadily over the past 60 years. It is now roughly a quarter of what it was a century ago.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 6,817 | — |
| 1930 | 7,293 | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 7,945 | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 9,157 | +15.3% |
| 1960 | 10,119 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 6,511 | −35.7% |
| 1980 | 4,790 | −26.4% |
| 1990 | 3,549 | −25.9% |
| 2000 | 3,204 | −9.7% |
| 2010 | 2,462 | −23.2% |
| 2020 | 1,862 | −24.4% |
The area of present-day Kaneyama was part of ancientMutsu Province and formed part of the holdings ofAizu Domain during theEdo period. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as part ofŌnuma District in Fukushima Prefecture. After theMeiji restoration, the villages of Yokota, Kawaguchi, Numazawa and Honna were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. These villagesmerged on July 1, 1955, to form the village of Kaneyama, which was raised to town status on March 31, 1958.
One of the hamlets in the town, Mifuke, on the banks of the Tadami River, was abandoned after being struck by a landslide in April 1964, and is now aghost town only visited occasionally by tourists and former residents. The displaced people were integrated into the village of Amenuma across the river.[6][7]
Hydroelectric power generation from numerous dams on theTadami River is the primary source of revenue for the town.
Kaneyama has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
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