Tome (Miyagi)

Tome-shi 登米 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Miyagi
Coordinates :	38 ° 42 '  N , 141 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 41 '31 "  N , 141 ° 11' 15"  E
Basic data
Surface:	536.38 km²
Residents :	77,795 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	145 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	04212-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Tome City Hall 2 - 6 - 1 , Aza Nakae, Sanuma, Hasama-chō Tome -shi Miyagi  987-0595
Website URL:	http://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp
Location Tomes in Miyagi Prefecture

Tome ( Japanese 登米 市 , -shi ) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Tome is about 70 km north of Sendai , the prefecture capital. The Kitakami flows through the city.

history

The city was formed on April 1, 2005 from the communities Tome ( 登米 町 , -machi ), Tōwa ( 東 和 町 , -machi ), Nakada ( 中 田 町 , -machi ), Toyosato ( 豊 里 町 , -machi ), Yoneyama ( 米 山町 , -machi ), Hasama ( 迫 町 , -machi ), Ishikoshi ( 石 越 町 , -machi ), Minamikata ( 南方 町 , -machi ) of Tome County and Tsuyama ( 津 山 町 , -machi ) of Motoyoshi County. The Tome County was then dissolved.

traffic

• Street:
  • Tōhoku Highway
  • National road 4, to Tokyo or Aomori
  • National road 45,342,346,398,456
• Train:
  • JR Tōhoku main line

sons and daughters of the town

• Shōtarō Ishinomori (1938–1998), manga artist
• Katsuhiro Otomo (* 1954), manga artist

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kurihara
• Ishinomaki
• Ōsaki
• Ichinoseki

Web links

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