Country Japan Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture - Tree Prunus sargentii Local time Thursday 7:08 AM | Region Tōhoku District Yama District Population 2,952 (Sep 2014) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather -1°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity Points of interest Goshiki‑numa, Lake Hibara, Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Akimoto Lake, Nekoma Hot Spring | ||
Kitashiobara (北塩原村, Kitashiobara-mura) is a village located in Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of September 2014, the village had an estimated population of 2,952 and a population density of 12.6 persons per km². The total area was 233.94 km².
Contents
- Map of Kitashiobara Yama District Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- References
Map of Kitashiobara, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Kitashiobara is located at the far northern Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the north. Kitayama consists of three areas, named after the former the villages of Kitayama, Ōshio, and Hibara. The western portion, Hibara, has a higher elevation than the other two areas, most of it between 800m and 1000m. Also, Lake Hibara in Hibara is located in the Bandai-Asahi National Park. It was created in 1888 during the eruption of Mount Bandai. Oguni-numa, a swamp, is reserved by the government as a natural monument. 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 Kitashiobara was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Yama District.
Kitashiobara village was created on March 31, 1954 by the merger of the former villages of Kitayama, Ōshio, (all from Yama District).