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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}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 Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai, Miyagi....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is 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....
.

Previously a district consisting of eight towns, on April 1, 2005, they, along with the town of Tsuyama formerly of Motoyoshi District
Motoyoshi District, Miyagi

Motoyoshi is a districts of Japan located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 30,836 and a population density of 114 persons per km?....
, merged to form a new city.

As of 2008, Tome city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 86,907 and a 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 162 persons per kmē. The total area was 536.38 kmē








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is a city
Cities of Japan

|||}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 Miyagi
Miyagi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai, Miyagi....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is 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....
.

Previously a district consisting of eight towns, on April 1, 2005, they, along with the town of Tsuyama formerly of Motoyoshi District
Motoyoshi District, Miyagi

Motoyoshi is a districts of Japan located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 30,836 and a population density of 114 persons per km?....
, merged to form a new city.

As of 2008, Tome city had an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 86,907 and a 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 162 persons per kmē. The total area was 536.38 kmē

Former Towns and villages


From the former Tome District, Miyagi

  • Hasama
  • Ishikoshi
  • Minamikata
  • Nakada
  • Toyoma
    Toyoma, Miyagi

    was a towns of Japan located in Tome District, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In April 2005 it merged with 8 other nearby municipalities to form the city of Tome, Miyagi....
  • Towa
  • Toyosato
    Toyosato, Miyagi

    Toyosato is a district of Tome, Miyagi , Miyagi Prefecture Japan.As of November, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 7,194 people....
  • Yoneyama


From Motoyoshi District
Motoyoshi District, Miyagi

Motoyoshi is a districts of Japan located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 30,836 and a population density of 114 persons per km?....


  • Tsuyama


Transportation


Train stations

  • JR East
    East Japan Railway Company

    is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railway companies. It is often known as ....
    • Tohoku Shinkansen
      Tohoku Shinkansen

      Tohoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line, connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 593 km, Japan's longest Shinkansen line....
      : Kurikoma-Kogen
      Kurikoma-Kogen Station

      is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company on the Tohoku Shinkansen. It is located in Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan. In 2006, there were 1,206 daily boardings at Kurikoma-Kogen station, about 440,190 annually, 4% down from 2005's 1,251 daily boardings....
    • Kesennuma Line
      Kesennuma Line

      The is a local rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Maeyachi Station in Ishinomaki to Kesennuma Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture....
      : Rikuzen-Toyosato
      Rikuzen-Toyosato Station

      Rikuzen-Toyosato Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Toyosato, Miyagi, Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture....
       - Mitakedo
      Mitakedo Station

      Mitakedo Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Toyosato, Miyagi, Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture ....
       - Yanaizu
      Yanaizu Station (Miyagi)

      Yanaizu Station is a train station located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan ....
       - Rikuzen-Yokoyama
      Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station

      Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture....
    • Tohoku Main Line
      Tohoku Main Line

      The 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....
      : Umegasawa
      Umegasawa Station

      Umegasawa Station is a East Japan Railway Company railway station located in Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan....
       - Nitta
      Nitta Station (Miyagi)

      Nitta Station is a East Japan Railway Company railway station located in Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.Line* Tohoku Main Line...
       - Ishikoshi
      Ishikoshi Station

      is a railway station on the East Japan Railway Company Tohoku Main Line. It is located in Tome, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan....


Major roads

  • Tohoku Expressway
    Tohoku Expressway

    The is a national Expressways of Japan in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company....
    : (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges)
  • Sanriku Expressway (Monou-Toyosato and Monou-Tsuyama interchanges)
  • Route 45, Route 342
    Route 342 (Japan)

    National Route 342 is a National highways of Japan of Japan connecting Yokote, Akita and Tome, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 148.9 km ....
    , Route 346
    Route 346 (Japan)

    National Route 346 is a National highways of Japan of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Kesennuma, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 111.6 km ....
    , Route 398
    Route 398 (Japan)

    National Route 398 is a National highways of Japan of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjo, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 273.6 km ....
    , Route 456
    Route 456 (Japan)

    National Route 456 is a National highways of Japan of Japan connecting Morioka, Iwate and Motoyoshi, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 154.5 km ....


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