07544 ／ かわうちむら
Fukushima Prefecture 双葉郡A summit pond, a natural monument.
Hebusu Pond, tree frog habitat01 ／ Lion dance
The village says it has four lion dances, one in each of four districts, designated in 1978 as Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of the prefecture. All are three-lion dances of Taro, Jiro and the female lion, and each unfolds in its own way.
02 ／ Giant tree
The village describes the Hayashi Giant Cedar as 54 m tall, 6 m around and 18 m across its branches. By legend, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro planted it as an offering to a shrine, and a small shrine still stands under the tree.
03 ／ Waterfall
The village says Fudo Falls takes its water from deep in the mountains behind it, and that the granite mountainside keeps it clear. The Fudo hall to the left of the falls is said to have been founded by a priest, and the falls were designated a village scenic spot in 1963.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot December 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））
Living here
There is no railway station in the village. The village points visitors to buses from Natsui, Onoshimmachi, Kamimata and Funehiki stations on the Joban East Line and from Tomioka Station on the Joban Line. By car, it says, the village is about 40 minutes from Ono IC and about 20 minutes from Joban-Tomioka IC.
+1.1% since 2015
3,797 → 2,044
23.13km² of it habitable
2024
2.2 people per household
2020
9.8 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
17.0km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
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