Ichinoseki

Ichinoseki City Hall
Ichinoseki-shi ; 一関市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Iwate
Coordinates :	38 ° 56 ' N , 141 ° 8' E Coordinates: 38 ° 56 '5 " N , 141 ° 7' 36" E
Basic data
Surface:	1,133.10 km²
Residents :	114,477 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	101 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	03209-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Notched beech
Flower :	Brassica rapa var. Nippo-oleifera
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address :	Ichinoseki City Hall ; 7 - 2 , Takeyama-chō; Ichinoseki shi ; Iwate 021-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.ichinoseki.iwate.jp/
Location Ichinosekis in Iwate Prefecture

Ichinoseki ( Japanese 一関市 , - shi ) is a city in the south of Iwate Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan . The city is located on the Iwai River and is the third largest city within the prefecture after Morioka and Ōshū .

The current city of Ichinoseki was created through a merger of seven communities on September 20, 2005 and today corresponds roughly to the former Iwai district. It borders the Miyagi and Akita prefectures . The population is approximately 125,000.

geography

Ichinoseki is north of Sendai and south of Morioka .

The Kitakami flows through the city from north to south.

history

Ichinoseki was the seat of the Tamura until 1868 , who resided there with an income in a “permanent house” of 30,000 koku .

On April 1, 1948, the first independent city with the name Ichinoseki was founded by the merger of two communities and two villages , including the city of Ichinoseki ( 一関町 Ichinoseki- machi ) from West Iwai County ( Nishiiwai-gun ).

On January 1, 1955, the villages of Ganmi ( 厳美村 , -mura ), Hagishō ( 萩荘村 , -mura ), Maikawa ( 舞川村 , -mura ) and Yasaka ( 弥栄村 , -mura ) were incorporated into Ichinoseki. On September 1, 1956, parts of the community Hiraizumi were incorporated, on May 1, 1964 further parts of this community were added.

On September 20, 2005 the parishes of Daitō ( 大東町 , -chō ), Higashiyama ( 東山町 , -chō ) and Senmaya ( 千厩町 , -chō ) and the villages of Kawasaki ( 川崎村 , -mura ) and Murone ( 室根村 , -mura ), all from Higashiiwai County and the city of Hanaizumi ( 花泉町 , -chō ) of Nishiiwai County, part of the new city of Ichinoseki. This roughly doubled the population of the previous town of Ichinoseki, and the area of the urban area almost tripled.

traffic

Ichinoseki station

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

Attractions

Geibikei

Geibikei

sons and daughters of the town

Ōtsuki Gentaku (1757–1827), Rangaku scholar
Ayaka Komatsu (* 1986), Japanese idol

Neighboring cities and communities

City partnerships within Japan

Miharu ( Tamura County , Fukushima Prefecture )
- agreed with the previous city of Ichinoseki on August 8, 1987
Kesennuma ( Miyagi Prefecture )
- agreed between the previous cities of Ichinoseki and Kesennuma on May 1, 1997
- agreed between the previous cities of Kesennuma and Murone on May 8, 2003
Tanabe ( Wakayama Prefecture )
- agreed between Murone Township and Hongu City on August 8, 1987
Yoshikawa ( Saitama Prefecture )
- agreed with the municipality of Murone on April 15, 1997

literature

Papinot, Edmond: Ichinoseki - In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprinted by Tuttle, 1972 edition of 1910 edition. ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 . P. 193.

Web links

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