Hanamaki

Hanamaki-shi 花 巻 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Iwate
Coordinates :	39 ° 23 '  N , 141 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 23 '19 "  N , 141 ° 7' 1"  E
Basic data
Surface:	908.32 km²
Residents :	94.007 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	103 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	03205-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Kobushi magnolia
Flower :	Leontopodium hayachinense
Bird :	Ural Owl
town hall
Address :	Hanamaki City Hall 9 - 30 , Kajō-machi Hanamaki -shi Iwate  025-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.hanamaki.iwate.jp/
Location Hanamakis in Iwate Prefecture

Hanamaki ( Japanese 花 巻 市 , -shi ) is a city in Iwate Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Hanamaki is north of Sendai and south of Morioka .

The Kitakami flows through the city from north to south.

Attractions

The district of Ōhasama is home to the mask dance Hayachine Kagura ( 早 池 峰 神 楽 ) which was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 .

traffic

• Hanamaki Airport
• Street:
  • Tōhoku Highway
  • National road 4 , to Tōkyō or Aomori
• Train:
  • JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : Shin-Hanamaki Station
  • JR Tōhoku main line

Town twinning

• Berndorf (Lower Austria)

Neighboring cities and communities

• Morioka
• Kitakami
• Tono

sons and daughters of the town

• Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933), poet

Web links

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