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Itayanagi (板柳町, Itayanagi-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020^[update], the town had an estimated population of 13,332 in 5450 households,[1] and a population density of 320 persons per km². The total area of the town is 41.88 square kilometres (16.17 sq mi).

Itayanagi 板柳町
Town
Itayanagi town hall
Flag Seal
Location of Itayanagi in Aomori Prefecture
Itayanagi
Coordinates: 40°41′45.2″N 140°27′26.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori
District	Kitatsugaru
Area
• Total	41.88 km2 (16.17 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2020)
• Total	13,332
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Maple
- Flower	Platycodon grandiflorus
Phone number	0172-73-2111
Address	239-3 Doi, Itayanagi-machi,Kitatsugraru-gun, Aomoir-ken 038-3692
Website	Official website

Geography

Itayanagi is located at the base of Tsugaru Peninsula in Kitatsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture. The Iwaki River flows through the town.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Aomori Prefecture
  • Aomori
  • Hirosaki
  • Goshogawara
  • Tsuruta
  • Fujisaki

Climate

The town has a cold humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itayanagi is 10.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1290 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Itayanagi has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1960	21,860	—
1970	19,901	−9.0%
1980	19,215	−3.4%
1990	17,766	−7.5%
2000	16,840	−5.2%
2010	15,227	−9.6%
2020	12,700	−16.6%

History

The area around Itayanagi was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period, and was the location of a daikansho. After the Meiji Restoration, it was formed into a village on April 1, 889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1920. On March 10, 1955, it annexed the neighboring villages of Hataoka, Koami, and Arakawa.

Government

Itayanagi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town legislature of 12 members. Kitatsugaru District, less the town of Nakadomari, contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Itayanagi is heavily dependent on horticulture, especially for apples, with rice as a secondary crop.

Education

Itayanagi has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Gonō Line

• Itayanagi

Highway

National Route 339

International relations

• Yakima, Washington, United States of America
• Changping District, Beijing, China[4]

Noted people from Itayanagi

• Chū Kudō, Manchukuo politician
• Hayateumi Hidehito, sumo wrestler
• Takamisakari Seiken, sumo wrestler
• Kayoko Fukushi, track and field athlete
• Mami Matsuyama, pop idol singer
• Norio Nagayama, mass murder and novelist

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Itayanagi, Aomori

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[ru] Итаянаги

Итаянаги (яп. 板柳町 Итаянаги-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Китацугару префектуры Аомори. Площадь посёлка составляет 41,81 км²[1], население — 14 710 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 351,83 чел./км².

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