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15-609: Summer festival in Iwate, Japan [REDACTED] Devils Sword Dance of Kitakami, Iwate , performed on the street in the Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival [REDACTED] Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate [REDACTED] Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate [REDACTED] Fireworks display over the Kitakami River, as the small lanterns float down

30-555: A humid climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Kitakami is 10.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1319 mm with September as the wettest month and February as the driest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.4 °C. Per Japanese census data,

45-570: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 13 members. Kitakami and the town of Nishiwaga collectively contribute four seats to the Iwate Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Iwate 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Kitakami was traditionally agricultural; however, due to its ease of access with Sendai and Morioka via

60-506: Is famous for the sakura that bloom in Tenshochi Park, which is regarded as one of the hundred best places in Japan to view cherry blossoms. Another hallmark of the city is Oni Kenbai , a traditional sword dance where the dancers dress as demons, performed during the summer festivals, such as Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival . Kitakami also boasts a site that is reputed to be

75-507: Is located in south-central Iwate Prefecture, in the Kitakami River valley, approximately 45 kilometers south of the prefectural capital of Morioka , and 490 kilometers north of Tokyo . The city is at the confluence of the Kitakami River and the Waga River and has an altitude ranging from 50 to 200 meters above sea level, rising to 400 meters in the east. Iwate Prefecture Kitakami has

90-755: The Tōhoku Expressway , the area has rapidly developed into a light manufacturing and transshipment center, with numerous industrial parks . Kitakami has 17 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Shinkansen [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line [REDACTED] East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Kitakami Line The city

105-574: The building of railways in the early Meiji period . Numerous dams have been constructed on the river and its tributaries from the Taishō and Shōwa periods for hydroelectric power generation, flood control and irrigation. However, another unusual feature is that there are no dams from its mouth to the Shijūshida Dam north of Morioka. This allows for a spectacular salmon run every fall. In Iwate Prefecture from north to south showing from which direction

120-548: The grave of the famous Heian period waka poet Izumi Shikibu . [REDACTED] Media related to Kitakami, Iwate at Wikimedia Commons Kitakami River The Kitakami River ( 北上川 , Kitakami-gawa ) is the fourth largest river in Japan and the largest in the Tōhoku region . It is 249 kilometres (155 mi) long and drains an area of 10,150 square kilometres (3,920 sq mi). It flows through mostly rural areas of Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures . The source of

135-645: The population of Kitakami has recently plateaued after several decades of growth. The area of present-day Kitakami was part of ancient Mutsu Province , and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. The area was a stronghold for the Emishi chieftain Aterui until his death at the hands of Sakanoue Tamuramaro . During the later portion of the Heian period , the area

150-449: The river Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival ( Japanese : 北上・みちのく芸能まつり ) is a summer festival held in Kitakami, Iwate , Japan , where Devils Sword ( 鬼剣舞 ), Deer ( 鹿踊 ), Tiger and other traditional dances of Michinoku , Japan's northeast region, are performed. A recent program of this festival included: Bon dance on the first day, the parade of the traditional dances on

165-681: The river is the Mount Nanashigure in northern Iwate, from which it flows to the south between the Kitakami Mountains and the Ōu Mountains . The river is unusual in that it has two mouths, one flowing south into Ishinomaki Bay and the other flowing east into the Pacific Ocean, both in Ishinomaki City. The Kitakami river was an important transportation route during the Edo period and before

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180-1604: The second, and the Fireworks display over the Kitakami River on the third day. See also [ edit ] Festivals of Japan List of festivals in Japan References [ edit ] ^ Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) External links [ edit ] Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitakami_Michinoku_Traditional_Dance_Festival&oldid=1253837452 " Categories : Festivals in Japan Ritual animal disguise Culture in Iwate Prefecture Tourist attractions in Iwate Prefecture Fireworks events in Asia Dance festivals in Japan Summer events in Japan Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Japanese-language text Kitakami, Iwate Kitakami

195-478: The water flows and the city where it empties into the Kitakami River. 38°34′36″N 141°27′36″E  /  38.576719°N 141.460111°E  / 38.576719; 141.460111 (mouth) 38°24′27″N 141°18′49″E  /  38.407483°N 141.313667°E  / 38.407483; 141.313667 (former mouth) This Iwate Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Miyagi Prefecture location article

210-454: Was established by the Meiji period creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1891. The modern city of Kitakami was founded on April 1, 1954, by the merger of the town of Kurosawajiri, with the villages of Iitoyo, Futako, Saraki, Oniyanai, Aisari and Fukuoka. On April 1, 1991 Kitakami absorbed the neighboring village of Ezuriko and town of Waga (both from Waga District ). Kitakami has

225-759: Was ruled by the Abe clan , and became a battleground during the Former Nine Years War . The Abe were followed by the Northern Fujiwara clan. During the Sengoku period , the area came under the control of the Nanbu clan . The area was part of Morioka Domain during the Edo period , under the Tokugawa shogunate , with the exception of two villages on its southeastern border, which were under Sendai Domain . The town of Kurosawajiri

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