Kurihara

Kurihara City Hall
Kurihara-shi ; 栗原市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Miyagi
Coordinates :	38 ° 44 ' N , 141 ° 1' E Coordinates: 38 ° 43 '48 " N , 141 ° 1' 17" E
Basic data
Surface:	804.93 km²
Residents :	65,313 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	81 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	04213-7
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Kurihara City Hall ; 1 - 7 - 1 , Yakushi, Tsukidate; Kurihara -shi ; Miyagi 987-2293
Website URL:	http://www.kuriharacity.jp/
Location of Kuriharas in Miyagi Prefecture

Kurihara ( Japanese 栗原市 , - shi ) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Kurihara is south of Ichinoseki and north of Sendai .

history

The city was formed on April 1, 2005 from the small towns of Tsukidate ( 築館町 , - machi ), Wakayanagi ( 若柳町 , -machi ), Kurikoma ( 栗駒町 , -machi ), Shiwahime ( 志波姫町 , -machi ), Takashimizu ( 高清水町 , -machi ), Ichihasama ( 一迫町 , -machi ), Semine ( 瀬峰町 , -machi ), Uguisuzawa ( 鶯沢町 , -machi ), Kannari ( 金成町 , -machi ) and the village of Hanayama ( 花山村 , - mura ) of Kurihara County. The district was then dissolved.

In the Tōhoku earthquake of March 11, 2011 , Kurihara measured level 7 on the JMA scale, the highest seismic activity in all of Japan.

traffic

Street:
- Tōhoku Highway
- National road 4 , to Tokyo or Aomori
- National Road 398,457
Train:
- JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : Kurikoma-Kōgen Station
- JR Tōhoku main line

Neighboring cities and communities

Miyagi Prefecture
- Tome
- Ōsaki
Akita Prefecture
- Yuzawa
- Higashinaruse
Iwate Prefecture
- Ichinoseki

Town twinning

Japan Akiruno , Japan, since 1985

Web links

Commons : Kurihara - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Earthquake Information. Japan Meteorological Agency, archived from the original on April 7, 2011 ; accessed on August 8, 2011 .

[1] Earthquake Information. Japan Meteorological Agency, archived from the original on April 7, 2011 ; accessed on August 8, 2011 .