Ohira, Miyagi
Encyclopedia
is a village
located in Kurokawa District, Miyagi
, Japan
.
As of 2010, the village has an estimated population
of 5,321 and a population density
of 88.4 persons per km². The total area is 60.19 km².
of the West Exit side Bus Terminal of Sendai station
. For about 50-minute ride for both. Seat reservation is not required in advance.
), employing 900 people, will assemble the Toyota Yaris and Corolla for both the domestic market and North America, with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Kurokawa District, Miyagi
Kurokawa District, Miyagi
is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,214 and a population density of 192.39 persons per km². The total area is 416.93 km²....
, Japan
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.
As of 2010, the village has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 5,321 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 88.4 persons per km². The total area is 60.19 km².
Bus
to Ōhira village office, by using following Intercity Highway bus routes bound for:- Onoda, Kami TownKami, Miyagiis a town located in Kami District, Miyagi, Japan.As of June 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 25,709 and a population density of 55.8 persons per km². The total area is 460.82 km²....
via Central MotorsCentral MotorsCentral Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of cars within the Toyota Group. It was founded on 4 September 1950 by Ryuichi Tomiya. Today the company operates with five plants, all located in Japan...
(a Toyota Group company); departing at bus stop #1 - Ōhira, via YoshiokaTaiwa, Miyagiis a town located in Kurokawa District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 24,963 and a population density of 110.66 persons per km². The total area is 225.59 km². The biggest, and the central community among an old town and four old villages consolidated is...
; departing at bus stop #2
of the West Exit side Bus Terminal of Sendai station
Sendai 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...
. For about 50-minute ride for both. Seat reservation is not required in advance.
Major roads
- Tōhoku ExpresswayTohoku ExpresswayThe is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Tōhoku refers to the Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of Honshū....
: Ōhira interchange - Route 4Route 4 (Japan)National Route 4 is a major highway in eastern Honshū, Japan. The longest of the ordinary highways in Japan, it originates in Chūō, Tokyo and stretches north for 743.6 km to the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture. From Saitama Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, it parallels the Tōhoku...
, Route 47, Route 457Route 457 (Japan)National Route 457 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ichinoseki, Iwate and Shiroishi, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 173.9 km ....
Schools
Ōhira-Mura, being small enough to be the last village left in Miyagi Prefecture, has but one kindergarten, one elementary, and one Junior High school. As of 2009, the board of education has been utilizing the resources of the JET Programme by hiring a solitary ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) to assist in the teaching of English and internationalization of its students.Economy
Toyota opened a new assembly plant in Ōhira-mura on February 17, 2011, its first new plant in Japan in 18 years. The plant, (of the Central MotorsCentral Motors
Central Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of cars within the Toyota Group. It was founded on 4 September 1950 by Ryuichi Tomiya. Today the company operates with five plants, all located in Japan...
), employing 900 people, will assemble the Toyota Yaris and Corolla for both the domestic market and North America, with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year.