Fukushima Prefecture Yanaizu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yanaizu has declined steadily over the past 70 years and is now much less than it was a century ago.

After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized as part of Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture.

On March 31, 1955, Yanaizu annexed the neighboring village of Nishiyama from Ōnuma District, Fukushima.

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