Yabuki, Fukushima

Yabuki (矢吹町, Yabuki-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the town had an estimated population of 16,955 in 6051 households,[1] and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area of the town was 60.4 square kilometres (23.3 sq mi).

Yabuki

矢吹町
Town
Yabuki Town Hall
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Location of Yabuki in Fukushima Prefecture
Yabuki
 
Coordinates: 37°12′4.6″N 140°20′18.8″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictNishishirakawa
Area
 • Total60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2020)
 • Total16,955
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePinus densiflora
- FlowerCymbidium goeringii
Phone number0248-42-2111
Address101 Ippongi Fujinuma, Yabuki-machi, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0236
WebsiteOfficial website
Oike Park in Yabuki

Geography

Yabuki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture, approximately 212 kilometers north of Tokyo.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Yabuki has remained relatively stable over the past 30 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 15,531—    
1960 16,199+4.3%
1970 15,666−3.3%
1980 17,578+12.2%
1990 18,642+6.1%
2000 18,892+1.3%
2010 18,407−2.6%

Climate

Yabuki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yabuki is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,312 mm (51.7 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.32 °C (32.58 °F).[3]

History

The area of present-day Yabuki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period, and had a number of post stations on the Mito Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Yabuki Village was formed on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1903. The Imperial Japanese Army established an airfield in Yabuki in 1928, which became a major pilot training base in 1937. It was bombed by American forces in August 1945 during World War II.

During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, over 1800 structures were severely damaged or destroyed, corresponding to approximately 30 percent of the town, the largest percentage of any municipality not affected by a tsunami.

Economy

The economy of Yabuki is primarily agricultural.

Education

Kabuki has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. There is one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.

  • Yabuki Middle School
  • Fukushima Prefectural Konan-Minami High School

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Tōhoku Main Line

Highway

Local attractions
  • Ayuri Hot Springs

Noted people from Yabuki

Media related to Yabuki, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. Yabuki official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. Yabuki population statistics
  3. climate data
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