Hanawa, Fukushima

Hanawa 塙町
Town
Hanawa Town Hall Hanawa Town Hall
Flag of Hanawa Flag Official seal of Hanawa Seal
Location of Hanawa in Fukushima Prefecture Location of Hanawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Hanawa
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Higashishirakawa District
Area
• Total	211.60 km2 (81.70 sq mi)
Population (November 2014)
• Total	9,298
• Density	43.9/km2 (114/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Cryptomeria
• Flower	Rhododendron, dahlia
• Bird	Green pheasant
Phone number	0247-43-2111
Address	3-21 Hanawa Omachi, Hanawa-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5405
Website	Official HP

Hanawa (塙町, Hanawa-machi) is a town located in Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the town had an estimated population of 9,298 and a population density of 43.9 persons per km². The total area was 211.60  km².

Geography

Hanawa is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.

• Mountains: Yamizozan (1021.8m), Yoneyama
• Rivers: Kujigawa

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Takagura
  • Yamatsuri
  • Samegawa
• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Takahagi
  • Kitaibaraki
  • Hitachiōta

History

The area of present-day Hanawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. Part of the area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, and part was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Tsunetoyo Village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1948, changing its name to Hanawa at that time. Hanawa annexed the neighboring villages of Sasahara, Ishii and Takagi in March 1955.

Economy

The economy of Hanawa is primarily agricultural. A major crop is Konjac

Education

• Hanawa Industrial Middle School

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Suigun Line
  • Iwaki-Hanawa

Highway

• Japan National Route 118
• Japan National Route 289
• Japan National Route 349

Local attractions

• Abukumo Kogen Art Museum

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)