Misawa

Misawa City Hall
Misawa-shi ; 三沢市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Aomori
Coordinates :	40 ° 41 ' N , 141 ° 22' E Coordinates: 40 ° 40 '59 " N , 141 ° 22' 9" E
Basic data
Surface:	119.97 km²
Residents :	38,877 ; (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	324 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	02207-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	jaw
Flower :	Rhododendron indicum
town hall
Address :	Misawa City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 38 , Sakura-chō; Misawa shi ; Aomori 033-8666
Website URL:	http://www.city.misawa.lg.jp/
Location of Misawas in Aomori Prefecture

Misawa ( Japanese 三沢市 , - shi ) is a city in Aomori Prefecture in the region Tohoku in Japan . The American Air Force maintains the Misawa Air Base here .

geography

Misawa is east of Aomori and north of Hachinohe on the Pacific Ocean .

history

In February 1948, the Mura Misawa ( 三澤村 , -mura ) and parts of the Mura Rokunohe ( 六戸村 , -mura ), Shimoda ( 下田村 , -mura ) and Uranodate ( 浦野館村 , -mura ) joined in the Kamikita-gun to Machi Ōmisawa ( 大三澤町 , -machi , literally: Grand Misawa ) together. On September 1, 1958 , the renaming in Misawa took place - but using the Shinjitai spelling - with the appointment to Shi .

When tsunami waves reached Misawa on March 11, 2011 after the Tōhoku earthquake , two fatalities, aged 78 and 60, were reported. 19 residential buildings were completely destroyed by the natural disaster of March 11, 2011 and 22 others were partially destroyed.

traffic

Street:
- National Road 338
Train:
- JR Tōhoku Main Line : to Ueno and Aomori

Town twinning

United States Wenatchee , since 1981
United States East Wenatchee , since 2001

sons and daughters of the town

Takanonami Sadahiro (1971-2015), sumo wrestler

Neighboring cities and communities

Individual evidence

↑ 東北地方太平洋沖地震関連青森県内死亡者 . (PDF; 86kB) (No longer available online.) In: Aomori Prefectural Police. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011 ; Retrieved August 9, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b 平成 23 年 (2011 年) 東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について (第 157 報) ( Memento from March 18, 2018 on WebCite ) ( PDF ( Memento from March 18, 2018 on WebCite )), 総務省消防庁 (Fire and Disaster Management Agency), 157th report, March 7, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Misawa - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[1] 東北地方太平洋沖地震関連青森県内死亡者 . (PDF; 86kB) (No longer available online.) In: Aomori Prefectural Police. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011 ; Retrieved August 9, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[FDMA_2018-03-07-2] 平成 23 年 (2011 年) 東北地方太平洋沖地震（東日本大震災）について (第 157 報) ( Memento from March 18, 2018 on WebCite ) ( PDF ( Memento from March 18, 2018 on WebCite )), 総務省消防庁 (Fire and Disaster Management Agency), 157th report, March 7, 2018.