Ishinomaki, Miyagi
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is a city
located in Miyagi Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of January 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population
of 164,294 and a population density
of 295.83 persons per km². The total area is 555.35 km².
A rice
-shipping port founded in the 4th century, Ishinomaki is known for its large fish market, a museum devoted to manga
, and a replica of the Statue of Liberty
on a small island in the Old Kitakami River.
On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki was merged
with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu
, all from the former Monou District
, and Oshika, from Oshika District
, to more than quadruple its area and add nearly 60,000 people to its population.
The town of Ogatsu is regionally famous for its inkstones and has an annual scallop
festival in the summer. The city was a base for several ships in Japan's whaling fleet
.
The city also hosts a full-size replica of the Japanese warship San Juan Bautista
, a ship commissioned in 1613 by Date Masamune
, Daimyo
of Sendai
, to transport an embassy to the Pope
in Rome
.
Ishinomaki Station
area roughly corresponds to Manga Road, along with Ishinomori Manga Museum
in town are celebrating Shotaro Ishinomori
's manga legacy.
Ishinomaki includes Tashirojima
(aka Manga Island), Ajishima, and Kinkasan
, three islands off the south coast of Oshika Peninsula
.
. A tsunami about 10 meters high traveled 600 meters inland and destroyed around 80% of the 700 houses in the coastal whaling port of Ayukawa and district of Kadonowaki. Approximately 46% of the city was inundated by the tsunami.
One elementary school, Okawa Elementary, was completely destroyed, killing 75 of 108 students and 10 of 13 teachers and staff. The teachers and students were evacuating from the school and were swept away by the tsunami while crossing a nearby river bridge. One of the teachers who survived later committed suicide.
, a total of 3,097 deaths had been confirmed in Ishinomaki due to the tsunami, with 2,770 unaccounted for. Approximately 29,000 city residents lost their homes.
The earthquake shifted the city southeast and downward, lowering it by as much as 1.2 m in some areas and causing it to flood twice daily at high tide
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of March 11, 2011. When the earthquake occurred, the staff and students evacuated the school, but were hit by the subsequent tsunami. Of the 108 registered students, 77 are missing or presumed to be dead.
Expressway are served from Ishinomaki Station
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, Japan
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As of January 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 164,294 and a population density
Population density
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of 295.83 persons per km². The total area is 555.35 km².
A rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
-shipping port founded in the 4th century, Ishinomaki is known for its large fish market, a museum devoted to manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, and a replica of the Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
on a small island in the Old Kitakami River.
History
The city was founded on April 1, 1933.On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki was merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu
Ogatsu, Miyagi
Ogatsu is a town located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki was merged with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu, all from the former Monou District, and Oshika, from Oshika District, to more than quadruple its area and added nearly 60,000 people...
, all from the former Monou District
Monou District, Miyagi
Monou was a district located in Miyagi, Japan.As of 2005, this district no longer exists.* On April 1, 2005 the towns of Yamoto and Naruse merged to form the city of Higashimatsushima....
, and Oshika, from Oshika District
Oshika District, Miyagi
is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 16,069 and a population density of 115.80 persons per km²...
, to more than quadruple its area and add nearly 60,000 people to its population.
The town of Ogatsu is regionally famous for its inkstones and has an annual scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
festival in the summer. The city was a base for several ships in Japan's whaling fleet
Whaling in Japan
Whaling in Japan may have begun as early as the 12th century. During the 20th century, Japan was heavily involved in commercial whaling until the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling went into effect in 1986...
.
The city also hosts a full-size replica of the Japanese warship San Juan Bautista
Japanese warship San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista was one of Japan's first Japanese-built Western-style sail warships. She crossed the Pacific in 1614. She was of the Spanish galleon type, known in Japan as Nanban-Sen San Juan Bautista (“St. John the Baptist”) (originally called Date Maru, 伊達丸 in Japanese) was one of Japan's...
, a ship commissioned in 1613 by Date Masamune
Date Masamune
was a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai...
, Daimyo
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of Sendai
Sendai, Miyagi
is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005, the city had a population of one million, and was one of Japan's 19 designated cities...
, to transport an embassy to the Pope
Pope
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in Rome
Rome
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.
Ishinomaki Station
Ishinomaki Station
is a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori...
area roughly corresponds to Manga Road, along with Ishinomori Manga Museum
Ishinomori Manga Museum
Ishinomori Manga Museum aka Ishinomori Mangattan Museum is a museum dedicated to the manga works of Shotaro Ishinomori, it sits on the bay facing the Pacific Ocean and Manga Island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. Not to be confused with Ishinomori Memorial Museum. It was opened in 2001.-External...
in town are celebrating Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori
was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
's manga legacy.
Ishinomaki includes Tashirojima
Tashirojima
is a small island in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula, to the west of Ajishima. It is an inhabited island, although the population is quite small...
(aka Manga Island), Ajishima, and Kinkasan
Kinkasan
is a small sacred island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It is considered one of the Three Holiest Places of the Tōhoku region, along with Dewa Sanzan and Osorezan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula....
, three islands off the south coast of Oshika Peninsula
Oshika Peninsula
The Oshika Peninsula is a peninsula which projects southeast into the Pacific Ocean from the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Honshu, the main island of Japan....
.
2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsidence
The city was among the most seriously affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
. A tsunami about 10 meters high traveled 600 meters inland and destroyed around 80% of the 700 houses in the coastal whaling port of Ayukawa and district of Kadonowaki. Approximately 46% of the city was inundated by the tsunami.
One elementary school, Okawa Elementary, was completely destroyed, killing 75 of 108 students and 10 of 13 teachers and staff. The teachers and students were evacuating from the school and were swept away by the tsunami while crossing a nearby river bridge. One of the teachers who survived later committed suicide.
, a total of 3,097 deaths had been confirmed in Ishinomaki due to the tsunami, with 2,770 unaccounted for. Approximately 29,000 city residents lost their homes.
The earthquake shifted the city southeast and downward, lowering it by as much as 1.2 m in some areas and causing it to flood twice daily at high tide
High Tide
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Education
Ishinomaki Okawa Elementary School (大川小学校) was one of the schools worst affected by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
of March 11, 2011. When the earthquake occurred, the staff and students evacuated the school, but were hit by the subsequent tsunami. Of the 108 registered students, 77 are missing or presumed to be dead.
Railway stations
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
: The central station is Ishinomaki StationIshinomaki Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori...
.- Senseki LineSenseki LineThe is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area...
: HebitaHebita Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Rikuzen-YamashitaRikuzen-Yamashita Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.-History:*February 1, 1939: Station begins operation as Miyaden-Yamashita Station*May 1, 1944: Station is renamed Rikuzen-Yamashita Station-Adjacent stations:...
- IshinomakiIshinomaki Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori... - Ishinomaki LineIshinomaki LineThe is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Kogota Station in Misato to Onagawa Station in Onagawa, acting as a spur line from the Tōhoku Main Line to the central coast of Miyagi Prefecture...
: MaeyachiMaeyachi Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the JR Kesennuma Line, and is also a station on the Ishinomaki Line.It was unaffected by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.-Lines:*JR East Kesennuma Line...
- KakeyamaKakeyama Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi.-Adjacent stations:...
- KanomataKanomata Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi.-Adjacent stations:...
- SobanokamiSobanokami Stationa JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi.-Adjacent stations:...
- IshinomakiIshinomaki Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori...
- Rikuzen-InaiRikuzen-Inai Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- WatanohaWatanoha Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Mangoku-uraMangoku-Ura Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- SawadaSawada Stationis a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Senseki Line
Intercity bus
Daily scheduled intercity buses bound for the following cities on the SanrikuSanriku
is a historical region of Japan on the northeastern side of the island of Honshu, corresponding to today's Aomori, Iwate and parts of Miyagi Prefecture...
Expressway are served from Ishinomaki Station
Ishinomaki Station
is a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The station and surrounding streets known as Manga Road are adorned with statues of characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori...
.
- SendaiSendai Station (Miyagi)is the major railway hub of the Tōhoku region in Japan, serving more passengers than any station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is a stop for all Akita and Tōhoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line...
via Aeon Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall), by Miyakou Bus Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. - Shinjuku, TokyoShinjuku Highway Bus Terminalis a bus terminal managed by Keio Bus, in Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-Outlines:The bus terminal is located on the first floor of MY Shinjuku No...
via ShibuyaShibuya Mark Cityis a facility located in Shibuya, Tokyo, owned by Shibuya Mark City company. There are two buildings, "East" and "West" . It was built and opened on April 7, 2000, targeting mainly women, collaborating with Keio Corporation.-East:...
(overnight): via SendaiSendai, Miyagiis the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005, the city had a population of one million, and was one of Japan's 19 designated cities...
, operated by Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. and Keio Dentetsu BusKeio Dentetsu Busis a core bus-operating company of the Keio Group which was established on February 1, 2002, inherited business all of the Keio Electric Railway automobile operation division and started business on August 1 of the same year. It has four subsidiaries, , , and...
Corporation
Major roads
- Sanriku Expressway (Ishinomaki-kanan, Kahoku, Monou-toyosato and Monou-tsuyama interchanges)
- National Road Route 45, Route 108Route 108 (Japan)National Route 108 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjō, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 186.9 km ....
, Route 398Route 398 (Japan)National Route 398 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjō, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 273.6 km ....