Mimasaka (Okayama)

Mimasaka City Hall
Mimasaka-shi ; 美作市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Okayama
Coordinates :	35 ° 1 ' N , 134 ° 9' E Coordinates: 35 ° 0 '31 " N , 134 ° 8' 55" E
Basic data
Surface:	429.19 km²
Residents :	26,059 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	61 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	33215-1
town hall
Address :	Mimasaka City Hall ; 38 - 2 , Sakae-machi; Mimasaka -shi ; Okayama 707-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.mimasaka.lg.jp
Location of Mimasakas in Okayama Prefecture

Mimasaka ( Japanese 美作市 , -shi ) is a city in Okayama prefecture on the island of Honshu in Japan .

geography

Mimasaka located in the extreme northeast of the Okayama Prefecture, bordering the prefecture Tottori and Hyogo . The highest mountain in the urban area is the 1344 meter high Ushiroyama . The two main rivers are the Yoshii and the Yoshino , a tributary of the Yoshii.

history

The city of Mimasaka was founded on March 31, 2005 by the amalgamation of the communities Katsuta ( 勝田町 , -chō ) in the district of Katsuta and Aida ( 英田町 , -chō ), Mimasaka ( 美作町 , -chō ), Ōhara ( 大原町 , - chō ), Sakutō ( 作東町 , -chō ) and the village of Higashiawakura ( 東粟倉村 , -son ) in the district of Aida .

Attractions

In the district of Ōhara there is the Miyamoto Musashi Museum. This samurai was born in the area of today's Ōhara in the 16th century. The museum consists of a building with exhibits and an extensive outdoor area in the style of the Azuchi Momoyama period . In Ōhara there is also the Sanomo shrine ( 讃甘神社 , Sanomo-jinja ).

In the district of Higashiawakura there is the Museum of Contemporary Toys in Japan. There is also Belville Park and Ai no mura Park, an onsen .

traffic

Street:
- Chūgoku Highway
- National roads 179, 373, 374, 429
Train:
- JR Kishin Line : to Himeji and Niimi

Neighboring cities and communities

Bizen
Shisō

Town twinning

France Saint-Valentin , France, since 1988
Japan Echizen , Japan, since 1990
Japan Neyagawa , Japan, since 1991
Austria St. Valentin , Austria, since 1993
Canada Saint-Valentin , Canada, since 1997

Individual evidence

↑ Originally with Sakutō.
^ Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 23, 2016 .

Web links

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

[1] Originally with Sakutō.

[2] Austrian-Japanese relations. Japanese Embassy Austria, archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 23, 2016 .