Country Japan District Ninohe Area 300 km² Local time Friday 1:58 PM Prefecture Iwate Prefecture | Region Tōhoku Phone number 0195-33-2111 Population 12,946 (Sep 2015) Bird Copper pheasant | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address Kōzenji-aza Ōkawabachi 24-9, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun, Iwate 028-5391 Weather 2°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 54% Humidity Points of interest Okunakayamakogen Hot Spring, Torigoe-kannon Temple, Futatsumori | ||
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).
Contents
- Map of Ichinohe Ninohe District Iwate Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Notable people from Ichinohe
- References
Map of Ichinohe, Ninohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Ichinohe is located in far north-central Iwate Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
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.