Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Kaneyama (金山町) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Kaneyama is noted for its spectacular scenery.

Geography Kaneyama is located in mountainous north-west of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the west. Kaneyama has no town centre, but is an artificial construct made up of a number of small villages scattered alongside the Tadami River. Kaneyama has many hot springs.

Economy Hydroelectric power generation from numerous dams on the Tadami River is the primary source of revenue for the village.

History The area of present-day Kaneyama 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. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Yokota, Kawaguchi, Numzawa and Honna were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. These villages merged on July 1, 1955 to form the village of Kaneyama, which was raised to town status on March 31, 1958.

One of the hamlets in the town, Mifuke, on the banks of the Tadami River, was abandoned after being struck by a landslide in April 1964, and is now a ghost town only visited occasionally by tourists and former residents. The displaced people were integrated into the village of Amenuma across the river.

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

Education Kaneyama has two 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. • Fukushima Prefectural Kawaguchi High School.

Transport: Rail JR East – Tadami Line • Aizu-Mizunuma - Aizu-Nakagawa - Aizu-Kawaguchi - Honna - Aizu-Kosugawa - Aizu-Yokota - Aizu-Ōshio.

Transport: Road • National Route 253 • National Route 400.

Local attractions • Lake Numazawa • Numazawa Onsen • Oshio Onsen.