Mihara, Hiroshima
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Hiroshima
, Japan
.
The city was founded on November 15, 1936.
On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa
, from Kamo District
, the town of Kui
, from Mitsugi District
, and the town of Hongō
, from Toyota District, merged with the old city of Mihara to form the new city of Mihara.
As of March 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population
of 103,162 and the density
of 219 persons per km². The total area is 471.03 km².
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 Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
, Japan
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.
The city was founded on November 15, 1936.
On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa
Daiwa, Hiroshima
Daiwa was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Daiwa, along with the town of Kui, from Mitsugi District, and the town of Hongō, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town...
, from Kamo District
Kamo District, Hiroshima
Kamo was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist...
, the town of Kui
Kui, Hiroshima
was a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Kui, along with the town of Daiwa, from Kamo District, and the town of Hongō, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...
, from Mitsugi District
Mitsugi District, Hiroshima
Mitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
, and the town of Hongō
Hongo, Hiroshima
was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, JapanOn March 22, 2005 Hongō, along with the town of Daiwa, from Kamo District, and the town of Kui, from Mitsugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...
, from Toyota District, merged with the old city of Mihara to form the new city of Mihara.
As of March 1, 2008, the city 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 103,162 and the 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 219 persons per km². The total area is 471.03 km².
History
- Mihara CastleMihara Castle, also known as Ukishiro Castle, is a hirashiro located in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.- History :Mihara Castle was constructed in 1582 by Kobayakawa Takakage, who built this castle to protect the Mori Clan's coastline...
was established as a waterfront castle (Umi-jiro) by Kobayakawa TakakageKobayakawa Takakagewas a samurai retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Japan's Sengoku period, and the son of Mōri Motonari. Adopted by the head of the Kobayakawa clan, Takakage took his name, and succeeded his adoptive father to become head of the Kobayakawa clan following his death in 1545.As head of the Kobayakawa...
in 1582.- The castle has been connected to the Seto Inland Sea to operate the Mōri clanMori clanThe Mōri clan was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō District, Sagami Province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri.After the Jōkyū War, Mōri was appointed to the jitō...
water forces on the sea.
- The castle has been connected to the Seto Inland Sea to operate the Mōri clan
- For the Battle of SekigaharaBattle of SekigaharaThe , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, Fukushima MasanoriFukushima Masanoriwas a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Katō Kiyomasa and...
entered Hiroshima CastleHiroshima Castle', sometimes called ' is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō of the Hiroshima han . Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945...
in 1600, and then Mihara Castle has been under controlled as the branch castle of Hiroshima castle. - The domain was divided into Fukuyama DomainFukuyama DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bingo and Bitchū provinces.-List of lords:*Mizuno clan, 1619-1698 #Katsunari#Katsutoshi#Katsusada#Katsutane#Katsumine*Tenryō, 1698-1700...
and Hiroshima DomainHiroshima DomainHiroshima Domain was a han, or feudal domain, of Edo period Japan. Based at Hiroshima castle in the city of Hiroshima, the domain encompassed Aki province and parts of neighboring Bingo province....
in 1619, and Tadayoshi Asano entered Mihara castle. - Mihara was incorporated into a part of Hiroshima PrefectureHiroshima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
for the Abolition of the han systemAbolition of the han systemThe was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
in 1871. - Mihara city was founded on November 15, 1936.
- On March 22, 2005 the town of DaiwaDaiwa, HiroshimaDaiwa was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Daiwa, along with the town of Kui, from Mitsugi District, and the town of Hongō, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town...
, from Kamo DistrictKamo District, HiroshimaKamo was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist...
, the town of KuiKui, Hiroshimawas a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Kui, along with the town of Daiwa, from Kamo District, and the town of Hongō, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...
, from Mitsugi DistrictMitsugi District, HiroshimaMitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...
, and the town of HongōHongo, Hiroshimawas a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima, JapanOn March 22, 2005 Hongō, along with the town of Daiwa, from Kamo District, and the town of Kui, from Mitsugi District, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an...
, from Toyota District, merged with the old city of Mihara to form the new city of Mihara.
Industries
- Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesMitsubishi Heavy Industries, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale...
's Itozaki, Kohama and Wada Plants - TeijinTeijinis a Japanese chemical and pharmaceutical company. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of USD 3.9 billion. It operates in five main business segments: synthetic fibres; films and plastics; pharmaceuticals and home health care; trading and retail; and IT and new...
Mihara Plant - SharpSharp Corporationis a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
Mihara Plant - Dai Nippon Printing Mihara Plant
- Koyo Dockyard
- Mexichem Flúor Mihara Plant
Educational Facilities
- Prefectural University of HiroshimaPrefectural University of Hiroshimais a public university in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, established in 2005.It has three campuses, located in these cities:* Hiroshima * Shōbara* Mihara-External links:*...
Mihara - Mihara Nursing School
Trains
- JR WestWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
lines- Sanyō ShinkansenSanyō ShinkansenThe is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
; Mihara Station - Sanyō Main Line; Itozaki Station, Mihara and Hongo Station
- Kure LineKure LineThe is a rail line operated by JR West within Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It begins at Mihara Station in Mihara and terminates at Kaitaichi Station in Kaita. It's one of the main lines of JR West. The section between Mihara Station to Hiro Station is nicknamed "Setouchi Sazanami Line" as the...
; Mihara, Sunami Station and Akisaizaki Station
- Sanyō Shinkansen
National Routes
- Japan National Route 2, 185Route 185 (Japan)National Route 185 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kure, Hiroshima and Mihara, Hiroshima in Japan, with a total length of 68.4 km ....
, 486National Route 486 (Japan)National Route 486 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Sōja, Okayama and Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima in Japan, with total length has 130.8 km ....
and 432Route 432 (Japan)National Route 432 is a national highway of Japan connecting Takehara, Hiroshima and Matsue, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of 211 km ....
Historical
- Kobayakawa TakakageKobayakawa Takakagewas a samurai retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Japan's Sengoku period, and the son of Mōri Motonari. Adopted by the head of the Kobayakawa clan, Takakage took his name, and succeeded his adoptive father to become head of the Kobayakawa clan following his death in 1545.As head of the Kobayakawa...
- Fukushima MasanoriFukushima Masanoriwas a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Katō Kiyomasa and...
- Lady KasugaLady Kasugawas from a prominent Japanese samurai family of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods. Born Saitō Fuku , she was a daughter of Saitō Toshimitsu . Her mother's father was Inaba Yoshimichi. Married to Inaba Masanari, she had three sons, including Inaba Masakatsu, and an adopted son, Hotta Masatoshi...
- Inaba MasanariInaba Masanari, sometimes known as Mino-no-kami, was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. He served the Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa clans, and became a daimyo in the early Edo period....
Famous
- Ayako Miyake (三宅綾子), dancer
- Choji Murata (村田兆治), baseball player
- Ko Hiura (火浦功), novelist
- Yoshihisa IshidaYoshihisa Ishidais a retired male shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the hammer throw event on 5 August 1972 in Sapporo....
(石田義久), shot putter - LeyonaLeyonaLeyona is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Mihara city in Hiroshima Prefecture. She presently belongs to Cutting Edge.- Background :Leyona is a Singer...
, singer and songwriter - Masatoshi KawaharaMasatoshi Kawaharais a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the author of the long-running series Shura no Mon and its prequel Shura no Toki, for which he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 1989.-External links:* at the Ultimate Manga Page...
, manga artist - Ryuji ImadaRyuji Imadais a U.S.-based Japanese professional golfer.Imada was born in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan. He came to the United States when he was 14 to attend a Tampa golf academy for Asian players. His instructor was Richard Abele, who became his legal guardian. Under Abele's teaching, he won several of the top ...
, professional golfer - Satoshi UrushiharaSatoshi Urushiharais a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for his distinctive style of featuresque and beautiful characters. His work is the basis for anime such as Plastic Little and Legend of Lemnear, and appears in the Langrisser and Growlanser series of tactical CRPGs.-Early life:Satoshi Urushihara was...
, manga artist - Hisatoshi ShintakuHisatoshi Shintaku, also known as , is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place .-Achievements:...
, long-distance runner - Keiko Ikeda, Bronze medalBronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
ist of 1964 Summer Olympics1964 Summer OlympicsThe 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
External links
- Mihara official website in Japanese