Shichinohe, Aomori

Shichinohe
七戸町
Town
Shichinohe Town Hall

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Location of Shichinohe in Aomori Prefecture
Shichinohe
 
Coordinates: 40°44′40.90″N 141°09′28.6″E / 40.7446944°N 141.157944°E / 40.7446944; 141.157944Coordinates: 40°44′40.90″N 141°09′28.6″E / 40.7446944°N 141.157944°E / 40.7446944; 141.157944
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Aomori Prefecture
District Kamikita
Area
 • Total 337.23 km2 (130.21 sq mi)
Population (January 31, 2017)
 • Total 16,268
 • Density 48.2/km2 (125/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols  
• Tree Ginkgo biloba
• Flower Rhododendron
• Bird Green pheasant
Phone number 0176-68-2111
Address 131-4 Morinoue, Shichinohe-machi, Kitakami-gun,Aomori-ken 039-2792
Website www.town.shichinohe.lg.jp
Shichinohe Shrine

Shichinohe (七戸町, Shichinohe-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2017, the town had an estimated population of 16,268, and a population density of 48.2 persons per km2, in 6,820 households.[1] The total area of the town is 337.23 square kilometres (130.21 sq mi).

Geography

Shichinohe is in central Aomori Prefecture, bordering on the Hakkoda Mountains. The town has a cold humid climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Shichinohe is 9.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1233 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.1 °C.[2]

Neighbouring municipalities

History

Shichinohe began as one of a series of numbered fortified settlements established by the Nanbu clan in the late Heian period to control their new territories in Nukada District of northern Ōshū. Shichinohe Castle was controlled by a branch of the Nanbu clan for several generations until the end of Sengoku period, when in 1591, the Shichinohe Nanbu clan opposed the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Kunohe Rebellion and were defeated. The clan survived as hatamoto under the main lineage of the Nanbu clan at Morioka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Shichinohe Domain, a subsidiary domain of Morioka Domain was created in 1819.

During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Shichinohe Village was incorporated. It was elevated to town status in 1949. On March 31, 2005, the neighboring village of Tenmabayashi was merged into the town of Shichinohe. Shichinohe-Towada Station on the Tōhoku Shinkansen opened on December 4, 2010. This restored a rail link to the town after the closure of the Nanbu Jūkan Railway connecting Shichinohe Station with Noheji Station in 1997.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Shichinohe has declined over the past 40 years.

Census Year Population
1970 23,974
1980 22,707
1990 21,237
2000 19,357
2010 16,763

Economy

The economy of Shichinohe is heavily dependent on agriculture and stock raising. Primary crops include rice, Japanese yam and carrots.

Education

Shichinohe has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.The town also has one special education school, and an agricultural vocational school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

International relations

Local attractions

Noted people from Shichinohe

  • Takegoro Ebina – jockey
  • Takehiro Hashimoto – professional baseball player
  • Kaiki Nobuhide – sumo wrestler
  • Uichi Takayama - artist

References

  1. ↑ Official home page
  2. ↑ Shichinohe climate data
  3. ↑ Shichinohe population statistics
  4. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "七戸城跡 しちのへじょうあと". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "二ツ森貝塚 ふたつもりかいづか". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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