| Funagata | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 38.6914°N 140.3201°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mogami |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 119.03 |
| Population Total: | 5101 |
| Population As Of: | January 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Japanese pagoda tree |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kobushi Magnolia |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | -Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0233-32-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 263 Funagata, Funagata-machi, Mogami-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-4601 |
is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the town has an estimated population of 5,101, and a population density of 43 persons per km². The total area of the town is 119.03km².
Funagata is located in mountainous north-central eastern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River runs through the town. The area is known for extremely heavy snowfall in winter.
Funagata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Funagata is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1785 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.1 °C.[1]
The area of present-day Funagata was part of ancient Dewa Province and is mentioned in Nara period documents as a location of a fortified settlement on the road connecting Akita Castle on the Sea of Japan with Tagajo on the Pacific coast. During the Sengoku period, the area was under the control of the Mogami clan. During the Edo period, the Funagata was a river port on the Mogami River and a post station on the sankin kotai route to Edo and for pilgrims en route to the Three Mountains of Dewa. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Funagata was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1954.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Funagata peaked around 1950 and has declined by more than half since then.
Funagata has one public elementary and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
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