Furudono, Fukushima
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Ishikawa District
, Fukushima
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
of 6,563 and a density
of 40.15 PD/sqkm. The total area is 163.47 square kilometres (63.1 sq mi).
It is a sister town of Warkworth
in New Zealand
.
The town is surrounded by forests and mountains. It has a museum which belongs to the mayor Okabe and features traditional Japanese antiquities such as clothing, currencies, tools, art, simple machines and photos.
The town has several temples and shrines and also a Sakura Tree which is more than 400 years old and next to a spring, that is meant to grant a 100 year long life to any person who drinks of it.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Ishikawa District
Ishikawa District, Fukushima
is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 48,399 and a density of 105.98 persons per km². The total area is 456.70 km².-Towns and villages:*Asakawa*Furudono*Hirata*Ishikawa*Tamakawa...
, Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 6,563 and a density
Population density
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of 40.15 PD/sqkm. The total area is 163.47 square kilometres (63.1 sq mi).
It is a sister town of Warkworth
Warkworth, New Zealand
Warkworth is a town in the upper North Island of New Zealand, within the Rodney District and lying at the far north of the Auckland Region but just south of the Northland Region...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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The town is surrounded by forests and mountains. It has a museum which belongs to the mayor Okabe and features traditional Japanese antiquities such as clothing, currencies, tools, art, simple machines and photos.
The town has several temples and shrines and also a Sakura Tree which is more than 400 years old and next to a spring, that is meant to grant a 100 year long life to any person who drinks of it.