Kawanehon

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title: "Kawanehon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-shizuoka-prefecture", "kawanehon,-shizuoka"] topic_path: "general/towns-in-shizuoka-prefecture" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanehon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Geography

Kawanehon is located in north-central Shizuoka, along the upper reaches of the Ōi River, with approximately 90% of the town area covered in forest and mountains. It is bordered to the north by the Japanese Alps, with peaks ranging to 2400 meters. Forests range from Siebold's Beech at lower elevations to Siberian Dwarf Pine at higher altitudes, and wildlife include wild boar and kamoshika. The area enjoys a temperate maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters.

Surrounding municipalities

Shizuoka Prefecture

Climate

The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kawanehon is 14.0 C. The average annual rainfall is 3103.4 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.2 C, and lowest in January, at around 3.0 C. |width=auto |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Kawanehon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) |Jan record high C = 19.3 |Feb record high C = 24.8 |Mar record high C = 26.5 |Apr record high C = 30.3 |May record high C = 33.2 |Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jul record high C = 38.7 |Aug record high C = 39.6 |Sep record high C = 37.3 |Oct record high C = 32.1 |Nov record high C = 26.3 |Dec record high C = 21.6 |Jan record low C = -10.6 |Feb record low C = -10.5 |Mar record low C = -8.0 |Apr record low C = -3.5 |May record low C = 1.3 |Jun record low C = 7.8 |Jul record low C = 12.9 |Aug record low C = 14.5 |Sep record low C = 8.3 |Oct record low C = 0.6 |Nov record low C = -3.6 |Dec record low C = -9.5 |Jan high C = 10.1 |Feb high C = 11.2 |Mar high C = 14.4 |Apr high C = 19.4 |May high C = 23.8 |Jun high C = 26.3 |Jul high C = 30.2 |Aug high C = 31.4 |Sep high C = 27.7 |Oct high C = 22.5 |Nov high C = 17.3 |Dec high C = 12.2 |Jan mean C = 3.0 |Feb mean C = 4.2 |Mar mean C = 7.6 |Apr mean C = 12.6 |May mean C = 17.1 |Jun mean C = 20.6 |Jul mean C = 24.4 |Aug mean C = 25.2 |Sep mean C = 21.9 |Oct mean C = 16.4 |Nov mean C = 10.4 |Dec mean C = 5.1 |Jan low C = -2.6 |Feb low C = -1.9 |Mar low C = 1.6 |Apr low C = 6.6 |May low C = 11.4 |Jun low C = 16.2 |Jul low C = 20.3 |Aug low C = 21.0 |Sep low C = 17.9 |Oct low C = 11.9 |Nov low C = 5.3 |Dec low C = -0.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 97.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 134.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 247.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 260.3 |May precipitation mm = 267.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 336.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 431.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 328.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 439.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 292.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 169.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 100.7 |year precipitation mm = 3103.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.8 |Feb precipitation days = 6.5 |Mar precipitation days = 10.5 |Apr precipitation days = 10.9 |May precipitation days = 11.4 |Jun precipitation days = 13.9 |Jul precipitation days = 14.2 |Aug precipitation days = 13.0 |Sep precipitation days = 13.3 |Oct precipitation days = 11.5 |Nov precipitation days = 7.8 |Dec precipitation days = 6.5 |Jan sun = 193.0 |Feb sun = 179.6 |Mar sun = 187.7 |Apr sun = 185.8 |May sun = 177.5 |Jun sun = 119.1 |Jul sun = 142.4 |Aug sun = 171.1 |Sep sun = 131.1 |Oct sun = 152.0 |Nov sun = 168.0 |Dec sun = 185.4 |year sun = 1993.9 |source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=50&block_no=0445&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = April 12, 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=50&block_no=0445&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = April 12, 2022}}}}

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kawanehon has declined by roughly two-thirds over the past 80 years.

| 1940 | 18,767 | 1950 | 18,610 | 1960 | 18,511 | 1970 | 15,205 | 1980 | 12,776 | 1990 | 11,126 | 2000 | 9,785 | 2010 | 8,074 | 2020 | 6,206 |align = none | footnote =

History

Kawanehon is on the border between the former provinces of Suruga and Tōtōmi, and was mostly tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period in 1889, the area was reorganized into numerous villages within both Haibara and Shida Districts within Shizuoka Prefecture. Kawanehon was formed on September 20, 2005 by the merger of the former towns of Nakakawane and Honkawane, both from Haibara District.

Economy

The economy of Kawanehon is dominated by forestry and the production of green tea, with tourism on the Ōigawa Railway and to hot spring resorts also playing a role.

Education

  • Kawanehon has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

References

References

  1. [https://www.town.kawanehon.shizuoka.jp Kawanehon Town official statistics] {{in lang. ja
  2. [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-shizuoka.php Kawanehon population statistics]
  3. "100 Soundscapes of Japan". [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan).

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