Country Japan District Yama District Area 59.56 km² Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture | Region Tōhoku Phone number 0242-74-1221 Population 3,599 (Sep 2014) Local time Thursday 2:07 AM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 1855 Bandai Naka-no-hashi Bandai-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-3392 Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 96% Humidity Points of interest Mount Bandai, Bamdai-san Gold Line, Bandaifurusatonomori Park, Enichiji, Mayatakesan | ||
Bandai (磐梯町, Bandai-machi) is a town located in Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of September 2014, the town had an estimated population of 3,599 and a population density of 60.3 persons per km². The total area was 59.69 km².
Contents
- Map of Bandai Yama District Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Railway
- Highway
- Sister city relations
- Local attractions
- References
Map of Bandai, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Bandai is located at the far northern Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the north. The climate is like many other parts of northern Japan, with cold winters and snowfall averaging 2 meters.
Neighboring municipalities
History
The area of present-day Bandai was part of ancient Mutsu Province. It was the center of a mountain cult based on Mount Bandai and numerous Buddhist temples were founded from the Heian period. These temples grew to have a strong military and economic power towards the Kamakura period, and were only suppressed in the Sengoku period. The area formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Yama District.
Modern Bandai village was created on March 31, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system, and was raised to town status in 1960.
Economy
From the early modern period, hydroelectric power generation and chemical production by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. had been mainstays of the local economy. However, the local economy has now shifted to precision machinery production and seasonal tourism, especially golf courses and ski resorts.
Railway
Highway
Sister city relations
Canada – Oliver, British Columbia, Canada