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07501 ／いしかわまち

Fukushima Prefecture 石川郡

Ishikawa Town

Elaborate gate, symbol of a privilege.

Suzuki family's yakui-mon gate

Photo by Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Minerals

Compared with other areas, the town says,it has more kinds of minerals and larger crystals.

The town describes pegmatite as rock made of quartz, feldspar and other minerals. Mining began in the late Meiji era, and crystal, tourmaline, garnet and beryl were found. The Ishikawa pegmatite minerals and the Waku Kannonyama deposit are a prefectural natural monument.

Prefectural natural monument
Designated March 31, 1995
Waku Kannonyama deposit added March 23, 2020

02 ／ Guardian lions

Both the male and the female lionkick up their hind legs on their bases.

This pair at the approach to a shrine in the town was made in 1930 by Kobayashi Wahei, a stonemason from the town. Three cubs nestle by the female, and her back is inscribed with the mason's name. Town-designated cultural property.

Town-designated cultural property
Designated May 8, 2016
Made January 1930

03 ／ Sacred horse

A stone sacred horse made true to life,with elaborate detail in its mane and tail.

The stone sacred horse at a shrine in Minamimachi was erected in 1897 and is a town-designated cultural property. The town says it was made true to life, with a calm yet imposing stance.

Town-designated cultural property
Designated May 12, 2020
Erected 1897

Ishikawa Town from the sky

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

Now1974–78

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））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Fifty minutes from Koriyama on the Suigun Line.

about 10,000 people
Rural district town

The town's access page lists 50 minutes from Koriyama City by JR Suigun Line or by bus, 55 minutes by car, and 140 minutes from Mito City by the Suigun Line. The town lies on the western edge of the Abukuma Highlands in Ishikawa District.

People living here: 14,644people
Area: 115.71km²
Households: 5,214households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 10 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —4 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 8 municipalities.

Ishikawa Town in Japan37.157°N 140.447°E

Territory of Ishikawa 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

14.1km

Furudono Town, Tamakawa Village, Asakawa Town, Hirata Village, Nakajima Village, Shirakawa City, Samegawa Village, Yabuki Town

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

Ishikawa Town isthis kind of town.

01The Suzuki family were headmen over 16 villages in the Edo period; the town says their front gate of 1807, a yakui-mon, symbolizes the samurai-rank privilege they held
02The Ishikawa pegmatite minerals and the Waku Kannonyama deposit are a prefectural natural monument; the town cites many mineral kinds and large crystals
03Kobayashi Wahei made the guardian lions of a town shrine in 1930, and the stone sacred horse was erected in 1897; both are town-designated

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Ishikawa Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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