Aizubange, Fukushima

Aizubange 会津坂下町
Town
Aizubange Town Hall Aizubange Town Hall
Flag of Aizubange Flag Official seal of Aizubange Seal
Location of Aizubange in Fukushima Prefecture Location of Aizubange in Fukushima Prefecture
Aizubange
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Kawanuma District
Area
• Total	91.65 km2 (35.39 sq mi)
Population (September 2014)
• Total	16,458
• Density	180/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Sakura
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
• Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0242-84-1503
Address	3662 Sanban-ko Ichinaka, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6547
Website	Official website

Aizubange (会津坂下町, Aizubange-machi) is a town located in Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of September 2014, the town had an estimated population of 16,458 and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area was 91.65 km².

Geography

Aizubange is located in the northern portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, in a valley bordered by the Tadami River and the Agakawa River. The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2 meters.

• Mountains : Mount Takadera
• Rivers : Tadami River, Agakawa

Neighboring municipalities

• Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
• Kitakata, Fukushima
• Yanaizu, Fukushima
• Yugawa, Fukushima
• Aizumisato, Fukushima
• Nishiaizu, Fukushima

History

The area of present-day Aizubange was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized as part of Kawanuma District. Fukushima Prefecture.

The modern town of Aizubange was founded on April 1, 1955 by the merger of the town of Bange with the Wakamiya, Kanagami, Hirose, Kawanishi and Yawata.

Economy

The economy of Aizubange is centered on the production of rice, with much of the town area under paddy fields.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Tadami Line
  • Wakamiya - Aizu-Bange - Tōdera - Aizu-Sakamoto

Highway

• Ban-etsu Expressway – Aizubange IC
• Japan National Route 49
• Japan National Route 252

Local attractions

• Kamegamori-Chinjumori Kofun (National Historic Site)
• site of Jingamine Castle (National Historic Site)
• Eryu-ji – Buddhist temple with Important Cultural Property Kannon-do.

Noted people from Aizubange

• Takeda Sōkaku – martial artist
• Hachiro Kasuga – singer
• Hiroshi Takahashi – manga artist

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)
• Live web camera in Aizubange