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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Shimohei

Area
  
992.9 km²

Local time
  
Friday 5:21 PM

Prefecture
  
Iwate Prefecture

Region
  
Tōhoku

Phone number
  
0194-22-2111

Population
  
10,007 (Feb 2014)

Bird
  
Copper pheasant

Iwaizumi, Iwate

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
Iwaizumi-aze Sohata 59-5, Iwaizumi-chō, Shimohei-gun, Iwate 027-0595

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 71% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ryūsendō, Akkadō, Ureirayama, Mt. Sakainokami, Mt. Aomatsuba, Kakeyama

Iwaizumi (岩泉町, Iwaizumi-chō) is a town located in Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 10,007 and a population density of 10.01 persons per km2. The total area was 992.91  km2.

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Map of Iwaizumi, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Iwaizumi occupies the Kitakamikochi Plateau in northeast Iwate prefecture, east of the prefectural capital of Morioka. It has a small coastline. The area is mountainous, and has numerous limestone caves, including the Ryūsendō.

Neighboring municipalities

  • Iwate Prefecture
  • Morioka, Iwate
  • Kuji, Iwate
  • Miyako, Iwate
  • Fudai, Iwate
  • Tanohata, Iwate
  • Kuzumaki, Iwate
  • Noda, Iwate

    • History

    The area of present-day Iwaizumi was part of ancient Mutsu Province, dominated by the Nambu clan during the Edo period, who ruled Morioka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Iwaizumi was created within Kitahei District on April 1, 1889. Kitahei, Nakahei and Higashihei Districts were all merged into Minamihei District on March 29, 1896. Iwaizumi was elevated to town status on August 1, 1922. On September 30, 1956, Imaizumi annexed the neighboring villages of Akka, Ugei, Okawa and Omoto and on April 1, 1957 annexed the village of Kogawa to reach is present borders.

    Economy

    The local economy is based on agriculture and to a lesser extent on commercial fishing.

    Railway

  • Sanriku Railway – Kita-Rias Line
  • Iwaizumi-Omoto

    • The JR East Iwaizumi Line, which connected Iwaizumi with Moichi Station on the Yamada Line, officially closed on April 1, 2014.

    Highway

  • Japan National Route 45
  • Japan National Route 340
  • Japan National Route 455

    • Local attractions

  • Ryūsendō – cave system
  • Akkadō – cave system

    • Sister city relations

  •  USA – Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA, since 1990

    • Noted people from Iwaizumi

  • Rika Miura – actress
  • Kin Endate – amateur astronomer

    • References

    Iwaizumi, Iwate Wikipedia
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