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17-527: Inakadate occupies the flatlands within Minamitsugaru District of south-central Aomori, east of the city of Hirosaki. Aomori Prefecture The village has a cold humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inakadate is 10.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1294 mm with September as

34-536: A giant picture in the field. To allow viewing of the whole picture, a mock castle tower 22 meters high was erected at the village office. In 2006, more than 200,000 people visited the village to see the art. To encourage visitation outside of rice growing season, the village began using the same fields for winter rice paddy art in 2016. The designs are created by compressing snow into patterns by walking on it with snowshoes . Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Minamitsugaru District ( 南津軽郡 , Minamitsugaru-gun )

51-435: A revitalization effort, Inakadate began creating rice paddy art , murals of art using rice paddy fields. The people were looking for a way to revitalize their village. Archaeology showed that rice had been grown in the area for more than 2000 years. To honor this history, the villagers started a rice field behind the town hall. The villagers cultivated and used four different types of heirloom and modern strains of rice to create

68-463: Is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture , Japan . As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 33,815 and an area of 222.98 km . All of the cities of Kuroishi and Hirakawa , and parts of the cities of Aomori and Hirosaki and the town of Itayanagi were formerly part of Minamitsugaru District. In terms of national politics, the district is represented in

85-407: Is now the city of Kuroishi in Aomori Prefecture . Kuroishi Domain began as a 5,000 koku hatamoto holding, created in 1656 for Tsugaru Nobufusa (1620–1662), the younger son of Tsugaru Nobuhira , 2nd daimyō of Hirosaki Domain . Nobuhira had an elder son (Tsugaru Nobuyoshi) by his first wife, the daughter of Ishida Mitsunari , who had been reduced to concubine status when Nobuhira married

102-675: The Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration , the 4th daimyō of Kuroishi Tsugaru Tsugumichi initially supported the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei , but then defected to the Imperial cause and joined with the forces of Hirosaki Domain at the Battle of Noheji against the forces of Hachinohe Domain and Morioka Domain . Afterwards, his forces also fought in campaigns in Hokkaidō . In July 1871, with the abolition of

119-597: The Diet of Japan 's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 3rd district . The area of Minamitsugaru District was formerly part of Mutsu Province . At the time of the Meiji restoration of 1868, the area consisted of one towns (Kuroishi) and 22 villages formerly under the control of Kuroishi Domain and 117 villages under the control of Hirosaki Domain . Aomori Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871, and Minamitsugaru District

136-702: The Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Inakadate is heavily dependent on agriculture, notably rice and horticulture. Inakadate has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Ōu Main Line , Gono Line [REDACTED] Kōnan Railway Company - Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line In 1993, as part of

153-540: The han system , Kuroishi Domain briefly became Kuroishi Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Aomori Prefecture in September 1871. Under the new Meiji government , Tsugaru Tsugumichi was given the kazoku peerage title of shishaku ( viscount ), and later served as a member of the House of Peers . Unlike with most domains in the han system , Kuroishi Domain consisted of a continuous territory calculated to provide

170-449: The niece of Tokugawa Ieyasu to secure his position vis-à-vis the new Tokugawa bakufu following the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . However, his position as the son of a concubine resulted in a split in the ranks of the senior retainers of Tsugaru Domain, with a large faction supporting the younger Tsugaru Nobufusa due to his blood connection to the Tokugawa clan , and due to the fact that he

187-551: The northern frontier lands of Ezo (including Karafuto and the Chishima Islands ). The total revenues of 10,000 koku enabled Tsugaru Chikatari and his successors to enter the ranks of the daimyō . The 2nd daimyō of Kuroishi Domain, Tsugaru Yukitsugu became daimyō of Hirosaki Domain after the forced retirement of Tsugaru Nobuyuki , turning the Kuroishi Domain over to his younger brother Tsugaru Tsuguyasu . During

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204-649: The wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.9 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Inakadate has decreased steadily over the past 60 years. During the Edo period , the area around Inakadate was controlled by the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki Domain . After the Meiji Restoration , it became part of Minamitsugaru District. On April 1, 1889, Inakadate

221-405: Was a tozama feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan . It is located in northwestern Mutsu Province , Honshū . Its territory included 2000 koku in the area around present-day city of Kuroishi , 1000 koku in present-day Hiranani , and 2000 koku in what is now part of Ōta, Gunma . The domain was centered at Kuroishi Jin'ya , located in the center of what

238-654: Was born as son of Nobuhira's official wife. This resulted in an O-Ie Sōdō known as the Funahashi Sōdō of 1634, which was only suppressed with assistance by the Tokugawa shogunate and resulted in the exile of a number of Nobufusa's supporters in 1636. Problems arose again in 1647 in what was called the Tempyō Sōdō , with remaining supporters of Nobufusa demanding that Nobuyoshi retire in favor of Nobufusa, alleging misgovernment through excessive drinking and womanizing. The situation

255-476: Was carved out of the former Tsugaru District on October 30, 1878. With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, Minamitsugaru District, was organized into one town (Kuroishi) and 27 villages were established. 40°28′30″N 140°32′53″E  /  40.47500°N 140.54806°E  / 40.47500; 140.54806 Kuroishi Domain Kuroishi Domain ( 黒石藩 , Kuroishi-han )

272-447: Was partly resolved by the creation of a semi-autonomous subsidiary holding for Nobufusa based at Kuroishi. The size of the holding was later reduced to 4000 koku after Nobufusa's death. However, in 1809, the Tokugawa shogunate raised the revenues of Kuroishi by 6000 koku during the rule of Tsugaru Chikatari as part of an agreement with Hirosaki daimyō Tsugaru Yasuchika over making Hirosaki Domain partially responsible for guarding

289-402: Was proclaimed as a village with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. On April 1, 1955, it annexed neighboring Kodaji Village, but lost a portion of its territory to Onoe Town on October 1, 1956. Inakadate has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village legislature of eight members. Minamitsugari District contributes one member to

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