Takehara, Hiroshima
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is a city
located in Hiroshima
, Japan
.
, the city has an estimated population
of 29,093 and a density
of 246 persons per km². The total area is 118.30 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
Ōkunoshima
, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army
was located, belongs to Takehara.
Occupying a strategic location on the Seto Inland Sea, it became renowned as a port city in the Muromachi period
and then flourished as a centre of the salt industry in the latter days of the Edo period
. More recently, it has styled itself as 'The Little Kyoto
of Aki
' and the Special Historical District of old warehouses was selected as one of Japan's '100 Most Scenic Towns'.
(OVA) Tamayura
and its TV continuation Tamayura: Hitotose take place in Takehara, with many locations from the city and its surroundings rendered in great detail.
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
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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...
.
, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 29,093 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 246 persons per km². The total area is 118.30 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
Ōkunoshima
Okunoshima
Ōkunoshima is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island...
, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
was located, belongs to Takehara.
Occupying a strategic location on the Seto Inland Sea, it became renowned as a port city in the Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
and then flourished as a centre of the salt industry in the latter days of the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. More recently, it has styled itself as 'The Little Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
of Aki
Aki Province
or Geishū was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province , two temples were founded in Aki Province...
' and the Special Historical District of old warehouses was selected as one of Japan's '100 Most Scenic Towns'.
Museums
- Takehara Museum Takehara Museum
- Kaguyahime Museum Bamboo Princess Museum The Tale of the Bamboo CutterThe Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as , is a 10th century Japanese folktale. It is considered the oldest extant Japanese narrative and an early example of proto-science fiction....
- Imai Museum Imai Museum
- History of Takehara Museum History of Takehara
- Ozasaya Sake Museum Szasaya Sake Museum
Mountains and islands
- Mount Asahi (Otake) Mt.Asahi
- Mount Kurotaki Mt.Kurotaki
- ŌkunoshimaOkunoshimaŌkunoshima is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island...
island Okuno-jima
Little Kyoto of Aki Province
- Takehara Historical Heritage (Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan)
- Jizo-do Jozo-do
- Chosei-ji Chosei-ji Temple
- Saihō-ji Saiho-ji Temple
- Shoren-ji Shoren-ji Temple and Kimura Castle 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...
Shoren-ji Temple - Ebisu-do Ebisu-do
Hotsprings
- Yusaka Onsen-kyo Yusaka Hotsprings
- Bamboo Joy Highland Bamboo Joy Highland
Festivals
- Miyakoto Matsuri Miyakoto Festival (April)
- Nika Renge Matsuri Nika Renge Festival (April)
- Take Matsuri Takehara Bamboo Festival (May)
- Tadanoumi Gion Matsuri Tadanoumi Gion Festival (July)
- Takehara Tanabata Matsuri Takehara Tanabata Festival (July)
- Tadanoumi Tenjin Yoichi Tadanoumi Tenjin Night Festival (July)
- Takehara Sumiyoshi Matsuri Takehara Sumiyoshi Festival (August)
- Takehara Summer Festival Fireworks Takehara Fireworks Display (August)
- Fukuda Shishimai Fukusa Lion dance (October)
- Machinami Takeakari Bamboo Lantern Festival (October)
- Takehara Ekiden Takehara Ekiden (October)
- Rabbit Cross Country Rabbit Cross Country in Okunojima island (November)
- New Year Sunrise New Year Sunrise (Mt.Kurotaki) (January)
- Futamado-myojin-sai Futamado-myojin Shrine Histrical Festival (February)
Takehara in media
The Japanese four-episode original video animationOriginal video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
(OVA) Tamayura
Tamayura
is a Japanese four-episode original video animation series produced by Hal Film Maker and directed by Junichi Sato. The episodes were released over two Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes in November and December 2010. An anime TV series, titled Tamayura: Hitotose, began airing in Japan from October 3,...
and its TV continuation Tamayura: Hitotose take place in Takehara, with many locations from the city and its surroundings rendered in great detail.
People from Takehara
- Hayato IkedaHayato Ikedaborn in Takehara, Hiroshima, was a Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan from July 19, 1960 to November 9, 1964....
, Prime Minister from 1960 - 1964 - Shōgo HamadaShogo Hamadais a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School...
, singer-songwriter - Masataka TaketsuruMasataka Taketsurufounded Japan's whisky industry. He was born in 1894 in Takehara, Hiroshima to a family that had owned a sake brewery since 1733.-Experiences in Scotland:...
, founder of Japan's whisky industry - Masakazu NakaiMasakazu Nakaiwas a Japanese aesthetician, film theorist, librarian, and social activist.-Career:Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Nakai studied philosophy at Kyoto University, particularly aesthetics under Yasukazu Fukuda. He started the dōjinshi Bi hihyō in 1930, which changed its name to Sekai bunka in 1935...
, aesthetician, film theorist, librarian, and social activist