Anamizu, Ishikawa


Anamizu is a town located in Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 17,840 in 7,689 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km2, in 2,542 households. The total area of the town was.

Geography

Anamizu occupies the southeastern coastline of Noto Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan on the east and south. Anamizu has a humid continental climate characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Anamizu is 13.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2,352 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C.
Parts of the town are within the limits of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park.

Neighbouring municipalities

Per Japanese census data, the population of Anamizu has declined over the past 40 years.
Census YearPopulation
197015,488
198014,044
199012,831
200011,267
20109,735

History

The area around Anamizu was part of ancient Noto Province. During the Sengoku Period, the area was contested between the Hatakeyama clan, Uesugi clan and Maeda clan, with the area becoming part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organised into Fugeshi District, Ishikawa. The village of Anamizu was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 10, 1903. Anamizu annexed the neighbouring villages of Shimazaki and Tobo on April 1, 1908; the villages of Kabuto and Sumiyoshi on March 31, 1954; and the village of Morohashi on March 10, 1955.
Anamizu and its surrounding area experienced the 2007 Noto earthquake on March 25, 2007.

Economy

The economy of Anamizu is based on agriculture and commercial fishing.

Education

Anamizu has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

- Nanao Line

Local attractions