Tadami, Fukushima

Infobox City Japan
Name= Tadami
JapaneseName= 只見町
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Region= Kantō
Prefecture= Fukushima Prefecture
District= Minamiaizu District
Area_km2= 747.54
PopDate= September 1, 2007
Population= 5188
Density_km2= 6.94
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Tree= Beech
Flower= Magnolia kobus
Bird= Japanese Bush-warbler
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CityHallPostalCode= 968-0421
CityHallAddress= 1039 Ōaza Tadami Aza-Amazutsumi, Tadami-machi, Fukushima-ken
CityHallPhone= 0241-82-5050
CityHallLink= [http://www.tadami.gr.jp/ Town of Tadami]

Tadami (只見町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Japan. It is famous locally for its own Snow Festival, where huge sculptures and replicas of monuments are cut out of Tadami's abundant snow.

As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 5,188 and a density of 6.94 persons per km². The total area is 747.53 km².

Geography

* Mountains: Aizuasahidake, Asakusadake, Gamoudake
* Rivers: Tadami river, Ina river
* Lakes: Lake Tadami, Lake Tagokura

urrounding municipalities

*Fukushima Prefecture
** Kaneyama
** Shōwa
** Minamiaizu
** Hinoemata
*Niigata Prefecture
** Uonuma
** Sanjō
** Aga

Education

* Primary Schools
** Tadami Elementary School
** Asahi Elementary School
** Meiwa Elementary School
* Junior High Schools
** Tadami Junior High School
* High Schools
** Tadami High School

Places of note

* Tadami Hot Springs
* Fukasawa Hot Springs
* Mizukubo castle ruin
* Tagokura Dam
* Kurotani Shrine
* Tadami Museum
* Kawai Tsuginosuke Museum
* Beech tree forest

External links

*ja icon [http://www.tadami.gr.jp/ Tadami official website]