Ichinohe, Iwate

Ichinohe 一戸町
Town
Ichinohe Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Ichinohe in Iwate Prefecture
Ichinohe
Coordinates: 40°12′46.4″N 141°17′43.6″E / 40.212889°N 141.295444°ECoordinates: 40°12′46.4″N 141°17′43.6″E / 40.212889°N 141.295444°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Iwate
District	Ninohe
Area
• Total	300.03 km^2 (115.84 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	12,946
• Density	43.1/km^2 (112/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Oak
• Flower	Sakura
• Bird	Copper pheasant
Phone number	0195-33-2111
Address	Kōzenji-aza Ōkawabachi 24-9, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate 028-5391
Website	Official website

Ichinohe (一戸町 Ichinohe-machi) is a town located in Ninohe District, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 12,946 and a population density of 43.1 persons per km². The total area was 300.03 square kilometres (115.84 sq mi).

Geography

Ichinohe is located in far north-central Iwate Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

• Iwate Prefecture
  • Ninohe
  • Hachimantai
  • Kunohe
  • Iwate
  • Kuzumaki

History

The area of present-day Ichinohe was part of ancient Mutsu Province, dominated by the Nambu clan during the Edo period, who ruled Hachinohe Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The town of Ichinohe was created on April 1, 1889. The neighboring villages of Anetai, Kozuya, Chōkai, and Namiuchi were merged with Ichinohe on January 1, 1955.

Economy

The economy of Ichinohe is based on agriculture.

Education

Ichinohe has seven elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools and two special education schools.

Transportation

Railway

• Iwate Ginga Railway Line
  • Okunakayama-Kōgen - Kotsunagi - Kozuya - Ichinohe

Highway

• Hachinohe Expressway – Ichinohe IC
• Japan National Route 4

Local attractions

• Goshono Site (御所野遺跡 Goshono-isseki) is a park containing extensive Jomon period remains, including the foundations for numerous pit dwellings. The area is a National Historic Site ^[1] and has been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions^[2][3]
• Ōshū Kaidō (奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō) - a small portion of the Ōshū Kaidō, an ancient highway linking Kyoto with northern Japan has been preserved within Ichinohe as a National Historic Site ^[1]

Notable people from Ichinohe

• Yasutake Funakoshi – sculptor

References

1. Agency for Cultural Affairs
2. "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
3. 「北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群」の世界文化遺産登録をめざして [Towards World Heritage Inscription of "Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions"] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō Government Board of Education. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

External links

Media related to Ichinohe, Iwate at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)