Tadami, Fukushima

Tadami is located in the mountainous western portion of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the west. Mountains • Aizuasahidake • Asakusadake • Gamoudake Rivers • Ina River • Tadami River Lakes • Lake Tadami • Lake Tagokura Neighboring municipalities • Fukushima Prefecture • Hinoemata • Kaneyama • Minamiaizu • Shōwa • Niigata Prefecture • Aga • Sanjō • Uonuma Climate Tadami has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tadami is 11.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1749 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.3 °C. {{Weather box ==Demographics==

Per Japanese census data, the population of Tadami peaked around the year 1960 and has declined steadily in the decades since. It is now much smaller than it was a century ago. ==History==

The area of present-day Tadami was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Minamiaizu District in Fukushima Prefecture. Inahoku village was founded on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It changed its name on November 3, 1953, to Tadami. The village expanded on July 20, 1955, through a merger with neighboring Meiwa Village. Tadami was raised to town status on August 1, 1959, after merging with the village of Asahi. ==Economy==

Hydroelectric power generation from numerous dams on the Tadami River is the primary source of revenue for the town. ==Education==

The town has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education. Elementary schools • Asahi Elementary School • Meiwa Elementary School • Tadami Elementary School Junior high schools • Tadami Junior High School High schools • Tadami High School ==Transportation==

Railway JR East – Tadami Line • - - Highway • • ==Local attractions==

• Beech tree forest, listed on UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in 2014 • Fukasawa Hot Springs • Kawai Tsuginosuke Museum • Kurotani Shrine • Mizukubo castle ruin • Tadami Hot Springs • Tadami Museum • Tagokura Dam ==References==