Ten-ei, Fukushima

Not to be confused with Ten'ei, Gen'ei, or Emperor Shōwa.

Ten'ei 天栄村
Village
Ten'ei Village Hall
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Location of Ten'ei in Fukushima Prefecture
Ten'ei
Coordinates: 37°15′19.4″N 140°14′49.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Iwase
Area
• Total	225.52 km2 (87.07 sq mi)
Population  (January 2020)
• Total	5,258
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Styphnolobium japonicum, pine
- Flower	Gentiana scabra
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0248-82-2111
Address	78 Shimomatsumoto Harabatake, Ten'ei-mura, Iwase-gun, Fukushima-ken 962-0492
Website	Official website

Lake Hatoriko

Ten-ei (天栄村, Ten-ei-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,258 in 1717 households, and a population density of 23 persons per km². The total area of the village was 225.52 square kilometres (87.07 sq mi).

Geography

Ten-ei is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture. The village spans the Pacific side of the Abukuma River watershed and the Sea of Japan side of the Agano River watershed across the Ou Mountains. Hatori Dam is located in the village, which supplies agricultural water to the Shirakawa area of the Abukuma River basin and golf courses, campgrounds, skiing around the reservoir. There are many of traditional hot springs in the village.

• Mountains: Futamatayama (1544 m)
• Rivers: Shakado River, Tsurunuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Kōriyama
  • Sukagawa
  • Aizuwakamatsu
  • Shimogō
  • Kagamiishi
  • Yabuki
  • Shirakawa
  • Nishigō

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ten-ei has declined steadily over the past 70 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1950	10,590	—
1960	9,165	−13.5%
1970	7,324	−20.1%
1980	6,820	−6.9%
1990	6,964	+2.1%
2000	6,889	−1.1%
2010	6,291	−8.7%

Climate

Ten-ei has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ten-ei is 10.8 °C (51.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,328 mm (52.3 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.1 °C (30.0 °F).

History

The area of present-day Ten-ei was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwase District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province. The villages of Makimoto, Yumoto, Oya and Hiroto were established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The village of Ten-ei was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Makimoto, Yumoto, and a portion of Hiroto with the village of Osato. Many of the houses in the village suffered severe damage from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

Economy

The economy of Ten’ei is primarily agricultural, with Yacón a noteworthy crop.

Education

Ten-ei has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

• Ten-ei Middle School
• Yumoto Middle School

Transportation

Railway

• Ten-ei does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

• National Route 118

Local attractions

• Hatori Dam
• Futamata Hot Spring
• Yumoto Hot Spring
• Ten’ei Hot Spring
• Hatoriko Hot Spring and ski resort

External links

Media related to Ten'ei, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)