Furudono, Fukushima

Furudono 古殿町
Town
Furudono Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Furudono in Fukushima Prefecture
Furudono
Coordinates: 37°05′21.1″N 140°33′20.4″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Ishikawa
Area
• Total	163.29 km2 (63.05 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2018)
• Total	5,371
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Lilium auratum
- Bird	Green pheasant
Phone number	0247-53-3111
Address	31 Shin-Kuwabara, Matsukawa, Furudono-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8304
Website	Official website

"Koshidai-no-Sakura" in Furudono

Furudono (古殿町, Furudono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 21 March 2018, the town had an estimated population of 5,371 in 1761 households, and a population density of 33 persons per km². The total area of the town was 163.29 square kilometres (63.0 sq mi).

Geography

Furudono is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture. The town is surrounded by forests and mountains. Furudono has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Furudono is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,446 mm (56.9 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F).

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Iwaki
  • Ishikawa
  • Hirata
  • Samegawa

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Furudono has been declining since 1970.

Census year	Population
1970	9,113
1980	7,879
1990	7,617
2000	6,818
2010	6,030

History

The area of present-day Furudono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period most of the area was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with smaller portions as an exclave of part of the holdings of Omigawa Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Minamoto and Takanuki were formed with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

The village of Furudono was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Miyamoto and Takanuki. Furudono was raised to town status on April 1, 1957. The administrative control of the town was transferred from Higashishirakawa District to Ishikawa District on April 1, 1994.

Economy

The economy of Furudono is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

Furudono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

• Furudono Middle School
• Furudono Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• Furudono is not served by any passenger train stations.

Highway

• National Route 349

Local attractions

• Koshidai Sakura – one of the 100 famous trees of Japan

International relations

• – Warkworth, New Zealand

External links

Media related to Furudono, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)