Country Japan Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Phone number 0176-68-2111 Local time Saturday 8:44 PM | Region Tōhoku District Kamikita Population 16,268 (31 Jan 2017) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Takayama Uichi Memorial, Shichinohe Castle, Kashiwaba Park, Seiganji, Zuiryū‑ji Temple | ||
Shichinohe (七戸町, Shichinohe-machi) is a town located in Kamikita District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 31 January 2017, the town had an estimated population of 16,268 and a population density of 48.2 persons per km2, in 6,820 households. The total area of the town was 337.23 square kilometres (130.21 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Shichinohe Kamikita District Aomori Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighbouring municipalities
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- International relations
- Local attractions
- Noted people from Shichinohe
- References
Map of Shichinohe, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Shichinohe is in central Aomori Prefecture, bordering on the Hakkoda Mountains. The town has a cold humid climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Shichinohe is 9.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1233 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.1 °C.
Neighbouring municipalities
History
Shichinohe began as one of a series of numbered fortified settlements established by the Nanbu clan in the late Heian period to control their new territories in Nukada District of northern Ōshū. Shichinohe Castle was controlled by a branch of the Nanbu clan for several generations until the end of Sengoku period, when in 1591 the Shichinohe Nanbu clan opposed the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Kunohe Rebellion and were defeated. The clan survived as hatamoto under the main lineage of the Nanbu clan at Morioka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Shichinohe Domain, a subsidiary domain of Morioka Domain was created in 1819.
During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Shichinohe Village was incorporated. It was elevated to town status in 1949. On March 31, 2005 the neighboring village of Tenmabayashi was merged into the town of Shichinohe. Shichinohe-Towada Station on the Tōhoku Shinkansen opened on December 4, 2010. This restored a rail link to the town after the closure of the Nanbu Jūkan Railway connecting Shichinohe Station with Noheji Station in 1997.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Shichinohe has declined over the past 40 years.
Economy
The economy of Shichinohe is heavily dependent on agriculture and stock raising. Primary crops include rice, Japanese yam and carrots.
Education
Shichinohe has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.The town also has one special education school, and an agricultural vocational school.