| Aizumisato | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.4599°N 139.8411°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ōnuma |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 276.33 |
| Population Total: | 20092 |
| Population As Of: | March 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | – Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Styphnolobium japonicum |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | – Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Iris sanguinea |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | – Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Wagtail |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0242-55-1122 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3163 Miyakita, Aizumisato-machi, Ōnuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6292 |
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 20,092 in 7306 households [1] and a population density of 73 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 276.33sqkm.
Aizumisato is located in the eastern portion of the Aizu region, in west-central Fukushima Prefecture on the southwestern edge of the Aizu Basin.
Fukushima Prefecture
Aizumisato has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aizumisato is 13.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1320 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around −1.4 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Aizumisato has declined over the past 70 years.
The area of present-day Aizumisato 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 Ōnuma District in Fukushima Prefecture. The town of Aizumisato was created on October 1, 2005 with the merger of the two towns of Aizutakada and Aizuhongō and the village of Niitsuru, all from Ōnuma District.[4]
The economy of Aizumisato is dominated by agriculture.
Aizumisato has five public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.
JR East – Tadami Line
Aizumisato has a sister-city relationship with the town of Naraha, also in Fukushima Prefecture. This is a renewal of the relationship Niitsuru had with Naraha prior to the merger.[6]