07308 ／ かわまたまち
Fukushima Prefecture 伊達郡A rock to pray for easy births.
Tainai-kuguri Rock, Hanatsuka01 ／ Carving
The worship hall of Kasuga Shrine in the town is a town-designated tangible cultural property. On the side of a front pillar, a baku is carved above a hakutaku. The town says the shrine's hakutaku, completed in 1740, is the oldest such architectural carving confirmed in the prefecture.
02 ／ Stone bridge
The Old Kabezawagawa Stone Bridge was built in Kabezawa in 1889 by the brothers Funo Utaro and Genroku, and moved to its present site in 1975. It stands in front of a monument marking the hall of a princess said to have taught weaving and sericulture.
03 ／ View
Mt. Hanatsuka is the highest peak in Kawamata, with its summit at 918.3 m above sea level. The town says Mt. Fuji can be seen from the Fujimi Rock and Matsunoki Rock near the summit in winter, when conditions are right. A second-class triangulation point stands at the top.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
2007 (shot FY2007)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（年度別空中写真（2007年度）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
There is no railway station in the town. The town directs visitors to buses from Fukushima Station. In the JR Bus Tohoku timetable revised on April 1, 2025, the fastest daily bus takes 40 minutes from Fukushima Station East Exit to Kawamata Town Office.
−15.8% since 2015
19,043 → 12,170
37.55km² of it habitable
2024
2.5 people per household
2020
11.5 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow JRバス東北公式『福島ー川俣高校前』（https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/route/6/260/ 平日用・https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/route/6/259/ 土日祝用。ともに『2025年4月1日改正』のまま・2026-10-28に読んだ）。福島駅東口発（下り）→川俣町役場前着：平日 7:10→7:52・7:35→8:17・9:10→9:52・10:30→11:12・12:30→13:12・14:10→14:52・15:00→15:42・16:10→16:52・17:20→18:02・18:20→19:02（すべて42分）・19:30→20:10・20:30→21:10（40分）。土日祝 も同じ時刻で（7:35の便は無い）、19:30→20:10・20:30→21:10は40分。**毎日運転の最速40分**（19:30発と20:30発）。逆向き（川俣町役場前→福島駅東口）は平日・土日祝とも全便45分（6:15→7:00 ほか）。町公式『町へのアクセス』（2012更新）は『JR福島駅より約45分』 (checked 2026-10-28). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
18.5km
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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