Ten-ei, Fukushima

Lake Hatoriko

Template:Nihongo is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the village had an estimated population of 5,258 in 1717 households,<ref>Ten-ei official statisticsTemplate:In lang</ref> and a population density of 23 persons per km². The total area of the village was Template:Convert.

Geography

Ten-ei is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture. The village spans the Pacific side of the Abukuma River watershed and the Sea of Japan side of the Agano River watershed across the Ou Mountains. Hatori Dam is located in the village, which supplies agricultural water to the Shirakawa area of the Abukuma River basin and golf courses, campgrounds, skiing around the reservoir. There are many of traditional hot springs in the village.

• Mountains: Futamatayama (1544 m)
• Rivers: Shakado River, Tsurunuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Aizuwakamatsu
  • Kagamiishi
  • Kōriyama
  • Nishigō
  • Shirakawa
  • Shimogō
  • Sukagawa
  • Yabuki

Climate

Ten-ei has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ten-ei is Template:Convert. The average annual rainfall is Template:Convert with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Convert, and lowest in January, at around Template:Convert.<ref>Ten-ei climate data</ref> Template:Weather box

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,<ref>Ten-ei population statistics</ref> the population of Ten-ei has declined over the past 70 years.

History

The area of present-day Ten-ei was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Iwase District in the Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province. The villages of Makimoto, Yumoto, Oya and Hiroto were established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The village of Ten-ei was formed on March 31, 1955, with the merger of the villages of Makimoto, Yumoto, and a portion of Hiroto with the village of Osato.Template:Fact

Its population was above 10,000 in the 1950s, and this was the highest its population ever was.<ref name="Reuters"/>

Many of the houses in the village suffered severe damage from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, after which Ten-ei has experienced accelerated population decline. Additional population losses before and after the earthquake were due to the community being far from key sites.<ref name="Reuters"/>

Economy

In the 1950s the economy of Ten’ei was primarily made up of factories and agricultural operations.<ref name="Reuters"/> Ten-ei circa 2023 is majority agricultural, with Yacón a noteworthy crop.Template:Cn

Education

Yumoto Elementary School

Ten-ei has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Junior high schools:<ref name=Teneednetwork>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Ten-ei Junior High School (天栄村立天栄中学校)
• Yumoto Junior High School (天栄村立湯本中学校; closed in 2023) - The building was two stories tall.<ref name="Reuters">Template:Cite news</ref> It began operations in 1947.<ref name=Mesmerclosing>Template:Cite web</ref> Its peak population was in the 1960s. A sharp population decline occurred after 2000.<ref name="Reuters"/> Circa 2020 the population was five.<ref name=Mesmerclosing/> The population loss resulted in it closing in 2023, with its final graduating class having two students.<ref name="Reuters"/>

Elementary schools:<ref name=Teneednetwork/>

• Hiroto Elementary School (天栄村立広戸小学校)
• Makimoto Elementary School (天栄村立牧本小学校)
• Osato Elementary School (天栄村立大里小学校)
• Yumoto Elementary School (天栄村立湯本小学校)

Kindergartens:<ref name=Teneednetwork/>

• Ten-ei Kindergarten (天栄幼稚園)

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  Yumoto Junior High School (closed 2023)<ref name="Reuters"/>

Transportation

Railway

• Ten-ei does not have any passenger railway service.

Buses

No	Terminus	Via	Terminus	Company	Note
112	Sukagawa Station	Kagamiishi Station	Fumata Onsen	Fukushima Transportation	Runs only summer.
119	Shin-Shirakawa Station	Taishichoshamae(Gishu Nakayama Memorial Library)·Takabayashi	Maki-no-uchi
113	Sukagawa Station	Kagamiishi Station	Naganuma koko
114	Sukagawa Station	Kagamiishi Station	Ryusei
115	Sukagawa Station	Kagamiishi Station	Maruyama Shako
111	Sukagawa Station	Kagamiishi Station	Minamisawa
1	Funahiki Station		Kodo/Kawauchi
Yakon	Shin-Shirakawa Station	Saigo BS·Lake Hatori Kogenguchi·Iwase-Yumoto Onsen	Futamata Onsen		Runs only during winter. You must reserve the bus

Highway

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Local attractions

• Futamata Hot Spring
• Hatori Dam
• Hatoriko Hot Spring and ski resort
• Ten’ei Hot Spring
• Yumoto Hot Spring

External links

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• Schools close across rural Japan as birth rate plummets - YouTube