# Funahashi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funahashi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funahashi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funahashi > Source revision: 1348919254 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Funabashi](/source/Funabashi). Village in Chūbu, Japan Funahashi 舟橋村 Village Funahashi Village Office Flag Seal Location of Funahashi in Toyama Prefecture Funahashi Coordinates: 36°42′12.7″N 137°18′26.5″E / 36.703528°N 137.307361°E / 36.703528; 137.307361 Country Japan Region Chūbu (Hokuriku) Prefecture Toyama District Nakaniikawa Area • Total 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) Population (February 2024) • Total 3,304 • Density 952/km2 (2,470/sq mi) Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) Symbols • Flower Satsuki azalea Address 55 Busshōji, Funahashi-mura, Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama-ken 930-0295 Website Official website **Funahashi** (舟橋村, *Funahashi-mura*) is a [village](/source/List_of_villages_in_Japan) located in [Nakaniikawa District](/source/Nakaniikawa_District%2C_Toyama), [Toyama Prefecture](/source/Toyama_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan). As of 1 February 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Funahashi&action=edit), the village had an estimated population of 3,304 in 1195 households[1] and a [population density](/source/Population_density) of 952 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,470/sq mi). The total area of the town was 3.47 square kilometres (1.34 sq mi), making it the smallest municipality in Japan in terms of area .[2] ## Geography Funahashi is located in central Toyama Prefecture. ### Surrounding municipalities - Toyama Prefecture - [Kamiichi](/source/Kamiichi%2C_Toyama) - [Tateyama](/source/Tateyama%2C_Toyama) - [Toyama](/source/Toyama%2C_Toyama) ### Climate The town has a [Humid subtropical climate](/source/Humid_subtropical_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) *Cfa*) characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Funahashi is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2306 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[3] ## Demographics Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Funahashi has more than doubled over the past 30 years. ‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). › Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1970 1,357 — 1980 1,360 +0.2% 1990 1,371 +0.8% 2000 2,153 +57.0% 2010 2,967 +37.8% 2020 3,132 +5.6% ## History Map of Nakaniikawa district in Meiji era, with Funahashi labelled no. 16 The area of present-day Funahashi was part of ancient [Etchū Province](/source/Etch%C5%AB_Province). The modern village of Funahashi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Funahashi is the only village left in [Toyama prefecture](/source/Toyama_prefecture), after any other villages were merged with towns or cities. ## Economy Agriculture (rice, [edamame](/source/Edamame), [acorn squash](/source/Acorn_squash)) was traditionally the mainstay of the local economy; however, the village has increasingly become a [bedroom community](/source/Bedroom_community) for nearby Toyama. ## Education Funahashi has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. ## Transportation ### Railway - [Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line](/source/Toyama_Chih%C5%8D_Railway_Main_Line) - [Etchū-Funahashi](/source/Etch%C5%AB-Funahashi_Station) ### Highway - The village is not on any national highway or expressway ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Funahashi village official statistics](http://www.vill.funahashi.toyama.jp/index.php)(in Japanese) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-gsi_2-0)** [北陸地方で面積の大きい市町村上位10位及び面積の小さい市町村上位10位](https://www.gsi.go.jp/WNEW/PRESS-RELEASE/2007-0201-d-0201-3.html). *Geospatial Information Authority of Japan* (in Japanese). GSI. February 1, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Funahashi climate data](https://en.climate-data.org/location/761621/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Funahashi population statistics](https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-toyama.php) ## External links - Media related to [Funahashi, Toyama](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Funahashi,_Toyama) at Wikimedia Commons - [Official website](http://www.vill.funahashi.toyama.jp/) (in Japanese) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National Japan v t e Toyama Prefecture Toyama (capital) Core city Toyama Cities Himi Imizu Kurobe Namerikawa Nanto Oyabe Takaoka Tonami Uozu Districts Nakaniikawa District Funahashi Kamiichi Tateyama Shimoniikawa District Asahi Nyūzen Former Districts Higashitonami District Himi District Imizu District Kaminiikawa District Nei District Nishitonami District List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture This Toyama location article is a stub. 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