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city||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in the center of
Fukushimais a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Fukushima.- History :In the 4th century, Fukushima was incorporated into the Yamato Province, Japan's first unified nation....
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is famous for both its peony garden (Botan En), a national scenic beauty, and its torch festival which has been hereditary for over 400 years.
Sukagawa is also known as the city which has turned out some prominent persons, such as below.
- Eiji Tsuburaya
was the Japanese special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, including the Godzilla series.- Early life :...
- Kokichi Tsuburaya
was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.He was the 3rd lieutenant of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force....
- Denzen Aōdō - Painter in late Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended with the Meiji Restoration, the...
- Yuki Kadokura - Singer
During Edo period, Sukagawa belonged to Shirakawa Han (country subdivision).
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is a
city||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in the center of
Fukushimais a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Fukushima.- History :In the 4th century, Fukushima was incorporated into the Yamato Province, Japan's first unified nation....
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is famous for both its peony garden (Botan En), a national scenic beauty, and its torch festival which has been hereditary for over 400 years.
Sukagawa is also known as the city which has turned out some prominent persons, such as below.
- Eiji Tsuburaya
was the Japanese special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies, including the Godzilla series.- Early life :...
- Kokichi Tsuburaya
was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.He was the 3rd lieutenant of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force....
- Denzen Aōdō - Painter in late Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended with the Meiji Restoration, the...
- Yuki Kadokura - Singer
History
During Edo period, Sukagawa belonged to Shirakawa Han (country subdivision). It was prospering as a major lodging place on
Ōshū KaidōThe was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo with Mutsu Province and the present-day city of Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan...
, which is one of the
Edo Five RoutesThe were the five major roads that started at Edo during the Edo period, the most important of which was the Tōkaidō, which linked Edo and Kyoto...
, and was the commercial center in the region. But after mid-
Meiji periodThe , or Meiji era denotes the period in Japanese history during the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor . During this time, Japan began its modernization and rose to world power status...
, Koriyama, which had succeeded in inviting the junction of
West Ban'etsu LineThe is a rail line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Kōriyama Station in Kōriyama in Fukushima Prefecture to Niitsu Station in Niigata Prefecture. The name "Banetsu" refers to the Meiji-era province of Iwaki and the ancient province of Echigo , which the East and West...
, took its presence.
Mergers
- The city was founded on March 31, 1954, by consolidation of Sukagawa Town, Hamada Town, Nishibukuro Village and Inada Village in Iwase District
is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 31,847 and a density of 83.50 persons per km². The total area is 381.38 km².- Merger :...
and Oshioe Village in Ishikawa DistrictIshikawa is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 48,399 and a density of 105.98 persons per km². The total area is 456.70 km².- Towns and villages :*Asakawa*Furudono*Hirata*Ishikawa...
. Then, it merged with Niida Village in Iwase District on March 10, 1955, with Ohigashi Village in Ishikawa District on February 1, 1967, and finally, and also recently, with Naganuma Townwas a former town located in Iwase District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,455 and a density of 106.98 persons per km². The total area was 60.34 km²....
and Iwase VillageIwase was a village located in Iwase District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,993 and a density of 93.31 persons per km². The total area was 64.23 km²....
in Iwase District on April 1, 2005.
Demographics
As of January 1, 2005.
Name of Area |
Population(persons) |
Surface(km²) |
Population density(persons/km²) |
|---|
Sukagawa | 22,523 | 8.55 | 2634.27 |
Hamada | 5,570 | 12.06 | 461.86 |
Nishibukuro | 17,424 | 23.60 | 738.31 |
Inada | 4,463 | 16.16 | 276.18 |
Oshioe | 4,386 | 34.43 | 127.39 |
Niida | 7,557 | 18.79 | 402.18 |
Ohigashi | 6,049 | 41.39 | 146.15 |
Naganuma | 6,639 | 60.34 | 106.98 |
Iwase | 6,146 | 64.23 | 93.31 |
Total | 80,757 | 279.55 | 288.88 |
Events
Sukagawa city holds a well-known fireworks display every summer in August. About three hundred thousand spectators view this display each year. Approximately one hundred thousand separate fireworks of various kinds are fired off.
Transportation
Sukagawa is connected to Japan through Sukagawa Stationis a train station in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
(須賀川駅 sukagawa-eki) a railway station served by Tōhoku Main LineThe is a 631.3 km long railway line operated mainly by the East Japan Railway Company, although a small segment in the north is now operated by the Iwate Ginga Railway Company and Aoimori Railway...
.
It is also the only city in the Fukushima prefecture that boasts an airport; Fukushima Airport, is an airport serving Sukagawa, a city in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. The airport is located southeast of Kōriyama Station in Kōriyama.The location for a popular TV drama, Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World, has been done there....
was opened in May 20, 1993 with regular domestic flights to Sapporois the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan....
, Osaka, Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan....
and Nahais the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921, but prior to that Naha had already been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in the Ryukyu Islands....
and international flights to ShanghaiShanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level...
and SeoulSeoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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