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[[file:Kaido-jinja, Itayanagi 20190908a.jpg|right|thumb|270px|KaidoJinja founded by [[Tsugaru Tamenobu]]]]
{{Nihongo|'''Itayanagi'''|板柳町|Itayanagi-machi}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Aomori Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|04|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 13,332 in 5450 households,<ref>[https://www.town.itayanagi.aomori.jp/ Itayanagi Town official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 300 persons per km². The total area of the town is {{convert|41.88|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Itayanagi is located at the base of [[Tsugaru Peninsula]] in [[Kitatsugaru District, Aomori|Kitatsugaru District]] of [[Aomori Prefecture]]. The [[Iwaki River]] flows through the town.

===Neighbouring municipalities===
Aomori Prefecture
*[[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]]
*[[Fujisaki, Aomori|Fujisaki]]
*[[Goshogawara, Aomori|Goshogawara]]
*[[Hirosaki, Aomori|Hirosaki]]
*[[Tsuruta, Aomori|Tsuruta]]

===Climate===
The town has a cold [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Itayanagi is 10.6&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1290&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around -1.7&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/50703/ Itayanagi climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-aomori.php Itayanagi population statistics]</ref> the population of Itayanagi has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.

{{Historical populations
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| 1960 | 21,860
| 1970 | 19,901
| 1980 | 19,215
| 1990 | 17,766
| 2000 | 16,840
| 2010 | 15,227
| 2020 | 12,700
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==History==
The area around Itayanagi was controlled by the [[Tsugaru clan]] of [[Hirosaki Domain]] during the [[Edo period]], and was the location of a ''[[daikansho]]''. After the [[Meiji Restoration]], it was formed into a village on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1920. On March 10, 1955, Itayanagi annexed the neighboring villages of Hataoka, Koami, and Arakawa.

==Government==
Itayanagi has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town legislature of 12 members.  [[Kitatsugaru District, Aomori|Kitatsugaru District]], less the town of [[Nakadomari, Aomori|Nakadomari]], contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of [[Aomori 3rd district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
The economy of Itayanagi is heavily dependent on [[horticulture]], especially for [[apple]]s, with rice as a secondary crop.

==Education==
Itayanagi has four public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|22px]] [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) -  [[Gonō Line]]
* {{STN|Itayanagi|x}}

===Highway===
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|339}}

==International relations==
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Yakima, Washington]], [[United States of America]]
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Changping District]], [[Beijing]], [[China]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjchp.gov.cn/english/tabid/7989/InfoID/327161/frtid/7989/Default.aspx|title=Beijing Changping official home page|work=Itayanagi student’s delegation from Japan visits Changping|language=en|access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Kayoko Fukushi]], track and field athlete
*[[Hayateumi Hidehito]], sumo wrestler
*[[Chū Kudō]], Manchukuo politician
*[[Mami Matsuyama]], pop idol singer
*[[Norio Nagayama]], mass murder and novelist
*[[Takamisakari Seiken]], sumo wrestler

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Itayanagi}}
*{{official|1=http://www.town.itayanagi.aomori.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Towns in Aomori Prefecture]]