Ichikawamisato
Geography. Ichikawamisato is located in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture at the southern end of the Kofu Basin. The Fuefuki River and the Kamanashi River flow through the town, which contains the confluence where these rivers join to form the Fuji River. Demographics. Per Japanese census data, the population of Ichikawamisato has gradually decreased over the past 50 years. Climate. The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification "Cfa"). The average annual temperature in Ichikawamisato is 28-32 °C in summer and ?? in winter. The average annual  rainfall is 16413 mm with September as the wettest month. History. The area of Ichikawamisato was part of a huge "shoen" during the Heian period controlled by Minamoto no Yoshikiyo, the ancestor of the Takeda clan. In the Edo period, along with the rest of Kai Province, the area was "tenryō" territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages within Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ichikawadaimon, Mitama and Rokugō (all from Nishiyatsushiro District) merged  to form the new town of Ichikawamisato. Economy. The economy of Ichikawamisato is primarily agricultural. The town was traditionally famous for its production of fireworks and Japanese traditional paper ("washi"). Education. Ichikawamisato has six public elementary schools and four public middle schools run by the town government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.