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	Coordinates: 37°29′41.4″N 139°55′47.1″E / 37.494833°N 139.929750°E / 37.494833; 139.929750Coordinates: 37°29′41.4″N 139°55′47.1″E / 37.494833°N 139.929750°E / 37.494833; 139.929750;
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
Government ;
• Mayor	Ichirō Kanke
Area ;
• Total	382.97 km2 (147.87 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2018);
• Total	120,733
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	; UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Japanese Red Pine
– Flower	Common Hollyhock
– Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	0242-39-1111
Address	3–46 Higashisakaemachi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 965-8601
Website	Official website

City in Tōhoku, Japan

Aizuwakamatsu City Hall

Higashiyama Onsen

Aizuwakamatsu (会津若松市, Aizuwakamatsu-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2018^[update], the city had an estimated population of 120,733 in 49,942 households ^[1], and a population density of 320 persons per km². The total area of the city was 382.97 square kilometres (147.87 sq mi).

History

The area of present-day Aizuwakamatsu was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and was settled from prehistoric times. The Aizu-Otsuka Kofun within the city borders dates from the 4th century AD, and is an Important Cultural Property. During the Sengoku period and in the Edo period, the area developed as a castle town to Aizu Domain and was the location of the Battle of Aizu, one of the largest conflicts of the Boshin War. After the Meiji Restoration, Wakamatsu Town was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It became Wakamatsu City in 1899. The name was changed to Aizuwakamatsu in 1955.

Geography

Mount Iimori

Aizuwakamatsu is located in the western part of Fukushima Prefecture, in the southeast part of Aizu basin.

Mountains

Mount Ōtodake (1416 m)

Mount Seaburi

Mount Oda

Mount Iimori

Rivers

Aga River

Nippashi River

Yugawa River

Sesenagi River

Lakes

Lake Inawashiro

Lake Wakasato

Lake Higashiyama

Lake Sohara

Hot springs

Higashiyama Onsen

Ashinomaki Onsen

Administrative divisions

There are 11 administrative divisions (hamlets or 大字 (ooaza)) in the city.^[2]

Wakamatsu

Machikita

Kouya

Kouzashi

Monden

Ikki

Higashiyama

Ōto

Minato

Kitaaizu

Kawahigashi

Neighboring municipalities

Fukushima Prefecture

North: Kitakata, Aizubange, Yugawa, Bandai

East: Koriyama, Inawashiro

West: Aizumisato

South: Shimogo, Tenei

Climate

Aizuwakamatsu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. Although it is located in an inland valley, Aizuwakamatsu's climate resembles that of the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. Snowfall is very heavy during the winter at 4.78 metres (190 in), and snow cover reaches an average maximum of 0.39 metres (15.35 in) and has reached as much as 1.15 metres (45.3 in) for short periods, a figure one would usually associate with much colder regions like the Labrador Peninsula. The average annual temperature in Aizuwakamatsu is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1270 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.2 °C.^[3]

Climate data for Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (1981～2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.1 (55.6)	15.9 (60.6)	22.8 (73.0)	30.5 (86.9)	33.3 (91.9)	34.3 (93.7)	36.7 (98.1)	38.1 (100.6)	35.4 (95.7)	30.9 (87.6)	24.5 (76.1)	20.9 (69.6)	38.1 (100.6)
Average high °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	3.6 (38.5)	8.2 (46.8)	16.4 (61.5)	22.1 (71.8)	25.4 (77.7)	28.6 (83.5)	30.6 (87.1)	25.6 (78.1)	19.0 (66.2)	11.8 (53.2)	5.7 (42.3)	16.7 (62.1)
Average low °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−3.6 (25.5)	−1 (30)	4.2 (39.6)	10.0 (50.0)	15.5 (59.9)	19.5 (67.1)	20.6 (69.1)	16.3 (61.3)	9.2 (48.6)	3.1 (37.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	7.4 (45.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.4 (6.1)	−15.2 (4.6)	−11.9 (10.6)	−4.6 (23.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	6.9 (44.4)	9.1 (48.4)	10.3 (50.5)	4.8 (40.6)	−1.5 (29.3)	−5.9 (21.4)	−14.4 (6.1)	−15.2 (4.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	95.3 (3.75)	71.4 (2.81)	71.7 (2.82)	64.3 (2.53)	80.0 (3.15)	110.8 (4.36)	175.8 (6.92)	134.3 (5.29)	136.9 (5.39)	100.1 (3.94)	78.9 (3.11)	93.8 (3.69)	1,213.3 (47.76)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	171 (67)	142 (56)	66 (26)	5 (2.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (2.4)	83 (33)	473 (186.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.5 mm)	18.7	16.2	16.8	12.0	11.4	12.4	14.8	11.0	12.9	12.9	15.1	17.5	171.7
Average snowy days	27.0	24.3	12.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	12.4	77.8
Average relative humidity (%)	82	79	74	67	68	73	78	76	79	80	82	83	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	78.5	98.8	138.2	172.7	193.6	161.9	159.8	198.7	132.1	121.1	86.8	70.7	1,612.9
Source #1: Japan Meteorological Agency^[4]
Source #2: Japan Meteorological Agency (records)^[5]

Mergers

On April 1, 1937, a part of Machikita village (from Kitaaizu District) was merged into the city of Wakamatsu.

On April 1, 1951, the village of Machikita (remaining parts) (from Kitaaizu District) was later merged into Wakamatsu.

On January 1, 1955, seven villages of Kitaaizu District (Kouya, Kouzashi, Monden, Ikki, Higashiyama, Ōto and Minato) were merged into Wakamatsu. The city's name changed to Aizuwakamatsu.

On April 1, 1955, a part of the town of Hongō (locality of Oya) (from Ōnuma District) was merged into Aizuwakamatsu.

On November 1, 2004, the village of Kitaaizu (from Kitaaizu District) was merged into Aizuwakamatsu. Kitaaizu District was dissolved as a result.

On November 1, 2005, the town of Kawahigashi (from Kawanuma District) was merged into Aizuwakamatsu.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[6] the population of Aizuwakamatsu has not increased over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	120,839
1980	130,883
1990	136,336
2000	135,415
2010	126,125

Government

Aizuwakamatsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 29 members^[7] The city contributes four members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Fukushima Electoral District 4 for the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Aizuwakamatsu is a local commercial center. The area is traditionally noted for sake brewing and lacquerware. Modern industries include textiles, wood processing and electronics.^[8]

Education

Aizuwakamatsu has one prefectural university and a private junior college. The city has 19 public elementary school and 11 public junior high schools operated by the city government. In addition, the is one private elementary school and one private junior high school. The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education operates five public high schools and one combined junior/senior high school. The prefecture also operates two special education schools.

Universities and colleges

University of Aizu

Junior College of Aizu

Senior high schools

Public (prefectural)

Aizu High School (会津高等学校)

Aoi High School (葵高等学校)

Aizu Gakuhō High School (会津学鳳高等学校)

Wakamatsu Shōgyō High School (若松商業高等学校)

Aizu Kōgyō High School (若松工業高等学校)

Aizu Second High School (会津第二高等学校)

Private

Aizuwakamatsu Xaverio Gakuen High School (会津若松ザベリオ学園高等学校)

Wakamatsu 1st High School (若松第一高等学校)

Jinai High School (仁愛高等学校)

Junior high schools

Public (municipal)

Aizuwakamatsu First Junior High School (会津若松市立第一中学校)

Aizuwakamatsu Second Junior High School (会津若松市立第二中学校)

Aizuwakamatsu Third Junior High School (会津若松市立第三中学校)

Aizuwakamatsu Fourth Junior High School (会津若松市立第四中学校)

Aizuwakamatsu Fifth Junior High School (会津若松市立第五中学校)

Aizuwakamatsu Sixth Junior High School (会津若松市立第六中学校)

Ikki Junior High School (一箕中学校)

Ōto Junior High School (大戸中学校)

Minato Junior High School (湊中学校)

Kitaaizu Junior High School (北会津中学校)

Kawahigashi Junior High School (河東中学校)

Aizu Gakuhō Junior High School (会津学鳳中学校, prefectural)
- Note: All junior high schools are municipal except for Aizu Gakuhō Junior High School.

Private

Aizuwakamatsu Xaverio Gakuen Junior High School (会津若松ザベリオ学園中学校)

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Banetsu West Line

- Higashi-Nagahara – Hirota – Aizu-Wakamatsu – Dōjima

JR East – Tadami Line

- Aizu-Wakamatsu – Nanukamachi – Nishi-Wakamatsu – Aizu-Hongō

Aizu Railway – Aizu Line
- Nishi-Wakamatsu – Minami-Wakamatsu – Monden – Amaya – Ashinomaki-Onsen – Ōkawa-Dam-Kōen – Ashinomaki-Onsen-Minami

Highway

Ban-etsu Expressway – Bandai-Kawahigashi IC – Aizu-Wakamatsu IC

National Route 49

National Route 118

National Route 121

National Route 252

National Route 294

National Route 401

Media

Television

NHK Fukushima

Fukushima Television Broadcasting

Fukushima Central Television

Fukushima Broadcasting

TV-U Fukushima

Newspapers

Fukushima Mimpō

Fukushima Min-Yū

Radio

FM Aizu

Sister city relations

Japanese sister cities

Mutsu, Aomori (Since September 23, 1984)

Naruto, Tokushima (Since October 30, 1999)

Ina, Nagano (Since September 24, 2000)

Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Since April 17, 2005)

International sister cities

China – Jingzhou (Since June 15, 1991) ^[9]

USA – Saipan (Since September 22, 2006)^{[citation needed]}

Local attractions

Aizuwakamatsu Castle

Aizuwakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga-jo)

Aizu Matsudaira's Royal Garden (Oyakuen)

Mount Iimori
- Byakkotai graves
- Sazaedo

former Takizawa Honjin

Aizu Matsudaira clan grave

Nisshinkan

Aizu samurai houses

Culture

Festivals

Aizu Festival

Foods

Kozuyu

Sauce Katsu-don

Basashi (horse sashimi)

Soba

Boutara

Sake

Others

Akabeko

Okiagari-koboshi

Notable people from Aizuwakamatsu

Sōichirō Hoshi, voice actor

Hiroshi Sasagawa, anime creator

References

^ Aizuwakamatsu city official statistics(in Japanese)

^ 毎月大字別人口 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

^ Aizuwakamatsu climate data

^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-11-26..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

^ Aizuwakamatsu population statistics

^ Aizuwakamatsu city council home page(in Japanese)

^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 24. ISBN 406205938X.

^ Hubei provincial government site

External links

Official Website (in Japanese)

[1] Aizuwakamatsu city official statistics(in Japanese)

[2] 毎月大字別人口 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

[3] Aizuwakamatsu climate data

[4] "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-11-26..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[5] "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

[6] Aizuwakamatsu population statistics

[7] Aizuwakamatsu city council home page(in Japanese)

[8] Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 24. ISBN 406205938X.

[9] Hubei provincial government site

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Core cities	Fukushima Iwaki Kōriyama
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Aizuwakamatsu .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 会津若松市
City
Aizuwakamatsu skyline
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Location of Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture
Aizuwakamatsu
Coordinates: 37°29′41.4″N 139°55′47.1″E / 37.494833°N 139.929750°E / 37.494833; 139.929750Coordinates: 37°29′41.4″N 139°55′47.1″E / 37.494833°N 139.929750°E / 37.494833; 139.929750
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
Government
• Mayor	Ichirō Kanke
Area
• Total	382.97 km² (147.87 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2018)
• Total	120,733
• Density	320/km² (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Japanese Red Pine
– Flower	Common Hollyhock
– Bird	Common cuckoo
Phone number	0242-39-1111
Address	3–46 Higashisakaemachi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 965-8601
Website	Official website

Aizuwakamatsu

Contents

History

Geography

Mountains

Rivers

Lakes

Hot springs

Administrative divisions

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Mergers

Demographics

Government

Economy

Education

Universities and colleges

Senior high schools

Public (prefectural)

Private

Junior high schools

Public (municipal)

Private

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Media

Television

Newspapers

Radio

Sister city relations

Japanese sister cities

International sister cities

Local attractions

Culture

Festivals

Foods

Others

Notable people from Aizuwakamatsu

References

External links

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