Hachimantai

This article covers the city of Hachimantai. For the mountain of the same name, see Hachimantai (mountain) .

Hachimantai-shi 八 幡 平 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Iwate
Coordinates :	39 ° 56 '  N , 141 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 55 '35 "  N , 141 ° 5' 43"  E
Basic data
Surface:	862.25 km²
Residents :	24,412 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	28 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	03214-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Hachimantai City Hall 35 - 62 , Ōbuke Hachimantai shi Iwate  028-7192
Website URL:	http://www.city.hachimantai.lg.jp/
Location of Hachimantais in Iwate Prefecture

Hachimantai ( Japanese 八 幡 平 市 , -shi ) is a city in Iwate Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

history

Hachimantai City was founded on September 1, 2005 from the former Nishine, Matsuo, and Ashiro parishes.

traffic

• Street:
  • Tōhoku Highway
• Train:
  • JR Hanawa Line

Neighboring cities and communities

• Morioka
• Ninohe
• Kazuno
• Senboku

Town twinning

• Altenmarkt im Pongau , since 1994

sons and daughters of the town

• Hikaru Fujishima (* 1989), football player
• Junshirō Kobayashi (* 1991), ski jumper
• Ryōyū Kobayashi (* 1996), ski jumper
• Yuka Kobayashi (* 1994), ski jumper
• Hideji Oda (* 1962), manga artist

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Originally with Matsuo.
2. ^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 12, 2016 . 

Web links

Commons : Hachimantai  - collection of images, videos and audio files