Tamakawa, Fukushima

Tamakawa (玉川村) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 6,497 in 2143 households, and a population density of 140 per km². The total area of the village was 46.67 km2.

Geography
Tamakawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture at an average altitude of 262 meters.
 * Mountains: Kannondake
 * Rivers: Abukuma River

Climate
Tamakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tamakawa is 11.2 C. The average annual rainfall is 1344 mm with September as the wettest month.

Neighboring municipalities

 * Fukushima Prefecture
 * Sukagawa
 * Ishikawa
 * Hirata
 * Yabuki
 * Kagamiishi

Demographics
According to Japanese census data, the population of Tamakawa has remained relatively stable since 1970.

History
The area of present-day Tamakawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province. The villages of Izumi and Sugama were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Tamagawa Village was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the two villages.

Economy
Tamakawa has a mixed economy of agriculture and light/precision manufacturing.

Education
Tamakawa has two public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
 * Tamakawa First Elementary School
 * Tamakawa Sugama Elementary School
 * Tamakawa Izumi Middle School
 * Tamakawa Sugama Middle School

Airports

 * Fukushima Airport

Railway
JR East – Suigun Line
 * Kawabeoki – Izumigō

International relations

 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan – Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan, Republic of China

Local attractions

 * Sugama Tōfuku-ji Stone Reliquary, National Historic Site