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}} | official_name = | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = The Town of Kawamata, Japan, Looking West.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Kawamata Town | image_flag = Flag of Kamamata Fukushima.svg | flag_alt = | image_seal = Symbol of Kawamata Fukushima.svg | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_blank_emblem = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture Ja.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture | pushpin_map = Japan | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | latd=37| latm=39| lats=54| latNS=N | longd=140 | longm=35 | longs=54| longEW= E | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_display = inline,title | coordinates_footnotes = | coordinates_region = JP | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Japan | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Tōhoku | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Fukushima Prefecture | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Date District | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = - Mayor | leader_name = Michio Furukawa | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 127.66 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 14287 | population_as_of = December 2014 | population_density_km2 = 112 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = Japan Standard Time | utc_offset1 = +9 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | blank_name_sec1 = City Symbols | blank1_name_sec1 = - Tree | blank1_info_sec1 = Maple | blank2_name_sec1 = - Flower | blank2_info_sec1 = Mountain Azalea | blank3_name_sec1 = - Bird | blank3_info_sec1 = Japanese bush warbler | blank4_name_sec1 = - Fish | blank4_info_sec1 = | blank5_name_sec1 = | blank5_info_sec1 = | blank6_name_sec1 = | blank6_info_sec1 = | blank7_name_sec1 = | blank7_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = Phone number | blank_info_sec2 = 024-566-2111 | blank1_name_sec2 = Address | blank1_info_sec2 = 3-0 Gohyakuda, Kawamata-machi, Date-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1392 | website = | footnotes = }} is a town in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2014, the town had an estimated population of 14,287 and a population density of 112 persons per km². The total area was 127.66 km². Kawamata is known for its production of silk and silk products. In the late 6th century, Ōtomo no Koteko, also known as Otehime, came to this area. According to tradition, she is honored for having encouraged silk farming in the area.〔(Kawamata municipal website: Silk products ) Retrieved 25 October 2010. 〕 The town is also known for the raising of ''shamo'', a special breed of game bird similar to chicken. Shamo ramen is a local speciality. Kawamata's main annual event is the ''Cosquín en Japón'' festival, a three-day celebration of traditional Argentinian music and dance, which is held each year in October. ==Geography== Kawamata is located immediately to the south-east of Fukushima City (bordering the Iino district). It is bounded on its other sides by Date City, Nihonmatsu, Iitate and Namie. The geographic area of Kawamata is approximately 10 km east-to-west and 20 km north-to-south; the total land area is 127.66 km². It has an altitude of 201.2 m as measured at the site of the municipal office.〔Yu-Yu Life Kawamata: Handbook of Population, Social, and Economic Conditions of Kawamata-machi in 2000 (print only)〕 Kawamata is located at the confluence of two local rivers, the Hirose and the Isazawa, from which the town's name (meaning "river-fork") is derived. Several other small rivers and streams run through the town. There are four designated mountains in Kawamata: Mt. Kōdaishi (863 m), Mt. Hakubaishi (821 m), Mt. Kuchibuto (842 m), and Mt. Hanazuka (918 m).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kawamata, Fukushima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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