Ōsaki (Miyagi)

Ōsaki-shi 大 崎 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Miyagi
Coordinates :	38 ° 35 '  N , 140 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 34 '38 "  N , 140 ° 57' 20"  E
Basic data
Surface:	796.76 km²
Residents :	128,972 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	162 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	04215-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Ōsaki City Hall 1 - 1 , Nanoka-machi, Furukawa Ōsaki -shi Miyagi  989-6188
Website URL:	http://www.city.osaki.miyagi.jp
Location of Osaki in Miyagi Prefecture

Ōsaki ( Japanese 大 崎 市 , -shi ) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Ōsaki is south of Kurihara and north of Sendai .

history

The city was founded on 1. April 2005 after the merger of the city Furukawa ( 古川市 , -shi ), the municipalities Tajiri ( 田尻町 , -machi ) of the district Toda , Sanbongi ( 三本木町 , -machi ), Matsuyama ( 松山町 , -machi ), Kashimadai ( 鹿島 台 町 , -machi ) of Shida County , Iwadayama ( 岩 出山 町 , -machi ) and Naruko ( 鳴 子 町 , -machi ) of Tamatsukuri County. Shida and Tamatsukuri County was then dissolved.

traffic

• Street:
  • Tōhoku Highway
  • National road 4 , to Tokyo or Aomori
  • National road 47,108,346,347,457
• Train:
  • JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : Furukawa Station
  • JR Tōhoku main line

sons and daughters of the town

• Yoshino Sakuzō (1878–1933), author and political thinker

Neighboring cities and communities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Tome
  • Kurihara
  • Matsushima
  • Misato
  • Wakuya
  • Ōsato
  • Ōhiro
  • Shikama
  • Kami
• Akita Prefecture
  • Yuzawa
• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Mogami

Web links

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