Furudono 古殿町
Town
Furudono Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Furudono in Fukushima Prefecture
Furudono
Coordinates: 37°05′21.1″N 140°33′20.4″E / 37.089194°N 140.555667°E / 37.089194; 140.555667
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Ishikawa
Area
• Total	163.29 km2 (63.05 sq mi)
Population  (February 29, 2020)
• Total	5,149
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0247-53-3111
Address	31 Shin-Kuwabara, Matsukawa, Furudono-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-8304
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Bird	Green pheasant
Flower	Lilium auratum
Tree	Cryptomeria

Furudono (古殿町, Furudono-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020^[update], the town had an estimated population of 5,149 in 1741 households,^[1] and a population density of 33 persons per km². The total area of the town was 163.29 square kilometres (63.0 sq mi).

Geography

Furudono is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture. The town is surrounded by forests and mountains.

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Iwaki
  • Ishikawa
  • Hirata
  • Samegawa

Climate

Furudono has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Furudono is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,446 mm (56.9 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F).^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[5] the population of Furudono peaked in around the year 1950 and has been in decline over the past 70 years. It is now less than it was a century ago.

History

The area of present-day Furudono was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period most of the area was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, with smaller portions as an exclave of part of the holdings of Omigawa Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Higashishirakawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Minamoto and Takanuki were formed with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

The village of Furudono was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Miyamoto and Takanuki. Furudono was raised to town status on April 1, 1957. The administrative control of the town was transferred from Higashishirakawa District to Ishikawa District on April 1, 1994.

Economy

The economy of Furudono is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

Furudono has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

• Furudono Middle School
• Furudono Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• Furudono does not have any passenger rail service.

Highway

• National Route 349

Local attractions

• Koshidai Sakura – one of the 100 famous trees of Japan

International relations

• – Warkworth, New Zealand