Kamegamori and Chinjumori Kofun, Aizubange Town
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07421 / あいづばんげまち

Fukushima Prefecture 河沼郡

Aizubange Town

Two tomb shapes stand side by side.

Kamegamori and Chinjumori Kofun

Photo by Saigen Jiro (CC0)

01 / Kannon hall

A thatched Kannon hall houses a statuethe temple says was carved from a standing tree.

Kannon hall in Aizubange Town
Photo by Qwert1234 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Eryuji Kannon Hall is a thatched, single-story hip-roofed building, five bays by four, and a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. The Agency for Cultural Affairs database dates it to the late Kamakura period. The temple says its principal statue, the Thousand-Armed Kannon, was carved from a standing tree.

  • Important Cultural Property (designated Feb. 18, 1904)
  • Five bays by four, hip-roofed, thatched
  • Late Kamakura period per the Agency for Cultural Affairs

02 / Fortress site

The double moat matches that ofa stronghold of the Oshu Fujiwara.

Fortress site in Aizubange Town
Photo by Qwert1234 (Public domain)

The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes Jingaminejo as a 12th-century fortified residence in the northwest Aizu Basin, ringed on all sides but the east by a double moat. Its finds, including Chinese white-glazed four-eared jars and Goryeo celadon bowls, are mostly luxury goods. It is thought to have been built in the first half of the 12th century and abandoned in the second half.

  • National Historic Site (designated July 26, 2007)
  • A 12th-century fortified residence
  • White-glazed jars and Goryeo celadon found

03 / Old documents

A register of sutra-reading assignments and duty rosters,about 120 m long, is kept at the shrine.

Old documents in Aizubange Town
Photo by Qwert1234 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The prefecture says the register held by the Hachiman shrine in Todera records the annual reading of the Daihannya and Ninno sutras, who was assigned to it, and the next schedule and duty rosters. It runs 397 shaku (about 120 m) in length. Its backing notes record events of medieval Aizu, and it is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property.

  • Important Cultural Property (designated Apr. 6, 1929)
  • 397 shaku (about 120 m) long
  • Backing notes record events of medieval Aizu

Aizubange Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot July–September 2022)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles(全国最新写真(シームレス)/国土画像情報(第一期:1974〜1978年撮影))

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Living here

Four Tadami Line stations lie within the town.

  • about 20,000 people
  • Rural district town

The town's Tadami Line timetable page lists four stations in order from Aizuwakamatsu: Wakamiya, Aizu-Bange, Todera and Aizu-Sakamoto. The town's access guide names the JR Tadami Line, Aizu Bus route buses and the Niitsuru Smart Interchange.

People living here
15,068people
19952020

−7.6% since 2015

20,083 → 15,068

Area
91.59km²

61.49km² of it habitable

2024

Households
5,306households

2.8 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
35,965yen

National average 60,630 yen

2023

Healthcare
1 hospital / 9 clinics

6.6 per 10,000 people

2023

Area91.59km²Habitable land61.49km² / 67%
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities.

Aizubange Town in Japan37.562°N 139.822°E
TokyoOsakaAizubange Town
Territory of Aizubange Town
Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号 平27情使、第585号)

North to south

13.7km

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Aizubange Town isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Kamegamori Kofun is a 127 m keyhole-shaped tomb, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs says Chinjumori Kofun, about 100 m to its south, is a square-rear tomb
  2. 02The Eryuji Kannon Hall is a thatched hip-roofed Important Cultural Property, and Jingaminejo is a 12th-century fortified residence with a double moat and a National Historic Site
  3. 03The register held by the Hachiman shrine in Todera is about 120 m long and an Important Cultural Property, and the town has four Tadami Line stations

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.