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As of 2012, Kawamata had six public elementary schools and two junior high schools operated by the town government. The town also operates five half-day kindergartens, and one full-day nursery school. The is one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. Since 2011 a
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is the largest and most sparsely populated region of Kawamata, as well as the most physically isolated. It is located in the mountains to the south-east of the central town; at 37.40 km, it occupies almost one third of Kawamata's geographic area. Within Kawamata, Yamakiya retains some of its own
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The origin of modern Kawamata goes back to 1876, when Kawamata Village was established; the community was subsequently redesignated as Kawamata Town with the establishment of the municipalities system on 1 April 1889. In 1955, seven neighboring villages – Fukuda, Iizaka, Kotsunagi, Ōtsunagi, Ojima,
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Per Japanese census data, like many rural Japanese communities, Kawamata has suffered from a shrinking population over the past few decades. From a high of more than 27,000 in 1950, the population has decreased to only 15,010 in 2012. This has been correlated with a reduction in available services,
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The geographic area of Kawamata is approximately 10 km east-to-west and 20 km north-to-south; the total land area is 127.66 km. It has an altitude of 201.2 m as measured at the site of the municipal office. Kawamata is located at the confluence of two local rivers, the Hirose and the
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initially led to the establishment of a 30 km exclusion zone around the power station. Although Kawamata was located outside this region, in April 2011, the Japanese government established additional evacuation areas which included the Yamakiya neighborhood of Kawamata. The evacuation order
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The Yamakiya region was placed under mandatory evacuation (classified as a "planned evacuation zone") due to elevated levels of radiation following the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis. As of 10 August 2013, the evacuation status of Yamakiya was reorganized, with the majority of the area being
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Kawamata-Minami Elementary School was founded in 1985 from the merger of two former schools: Ōtsunagi Elementary School and Kotsunagi Elementary School. Similarly, Tomita Elementary School was founded in 1989 from the merger of Tsuruzawa and Kogami Elementary Schools.
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Following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the former Ojima Elementary School building, now a community centre, was temporarily used to house evacuees from several other municipalities close to the damaged Fukushima I nuclear power station.
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redesignated as "an area readying for the lifting of evacuation orders", and a small area by the Namie border to remain restricted. The actual evacuation status may be lifted in spring of 2016.
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Originally, various districts of Kawamata had their own junior high schools. In 1974, all except Yamakiya Junior High School were merged into Kawamata Junior High School.
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chicken, and silk goods all remain culturally important. In recent years, the manufacturing of products such as automobile parts has also become prominent.
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The central town consists of the Kawamata neighborhood and parts of Tsuruzawa, Kogami, and Iizaka. The remaining areas are outlying neighborhoods:
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One of Yamakiya's prominent facilities is the Yamakiya Skating Rink, an outdoor ice rink which is normally open during January and early February.
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There are four designated mountains in Kawamata: Mt. Kōdaishi (863 m), Mt. Hakubaishi (821 m), Mt. Kuchibuto (842 m), and Mt. Hanazuka (918 m).
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drum performance group made up of young people from the community. In April 2012, several members of the club travelled to
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will be lifted on 31 March 2017. Controls had been relaxed in August 2013 permitting decontamination work to start.
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including the shutting down of the Kawamata Line railway in 1972, and the closing or merging of several schools.
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of 110 persons per km. The total area of the town was 127.7 square kilometres (49.3 sq mi).
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Tomita, and Yamakiya – were merged into Kawamata Town, leading to the current municipal boundaries.
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The traditional industries of Kawamata were historically agriculture and textiles. Rice farming,
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Bus access is available to and from various surrounding municipalities. In particular, the
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distinct cultural characteristics. Yamakiya is home to the Yamakiya Taiko Club, an amateur
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in Japan, it is operated by the prefectural government rather than by the municipality.
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Kawamata is not served by any passenger train lines. The nearest railway station is
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The Japan Times: 18 October 2015 (reprinted from Fukushima Minpo: 8 October 2015)
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number of schools (kindergarten through junior high school) from neighbouring
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Silk Fair (October) – a two-day open market for silk and other local products
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Kawamata holds various annual events throughout the year. These include:
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Fukushima skating rink to reopen in anticipation of residents' return
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Shamo Matsuri (August) – a two-day exhibition celebrating the local
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Kasuga Shrine Festival (October) – two-day autumn street festival
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is located in the Iizaka district of Kawamata; like all public
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designed to resemble a bird in flight, was adopted in 1965.
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competitions are held for local school children every year.
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have been housed inside temporary facilities in Kawamata.
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in the area. The town is also known for the raising of
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Kawamata was impacted in a number of ways by the March
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with the creation of the modern municipalities system.
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The area of present-day Kawamata was part of ancient
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music and dance, which is held each year in October.
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Karariko Festa (August) – a street festival to mark
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Town
View of Kawamata Town
Flag of Kawamata
Official seal of Kawamata
Location of Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture
Kawamata is located in Japan
37°39′54″N 140°35′54″E / 37.66500°N 140.59833°E / 37.66500; 140.59833
Country
Japan
Region
Tōhoku
Prefecture
Fukushima
District
Date
Time zone
UTC+9
Japan Standard Time
Maple
Mountain Azalea
Japanese bush warbler
Official website

town
Fukushima Prefecture
Japan
population
population density
silk
Ōtomo no Koteko

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