Tome, Miyagi
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Miyagi Prefecture
, Japan
.
Previously a district consisting of eight towns, on April 1, 2005, they, along with the town of Tsuyama formerly of Motoyoshi District
, merged to form a new city. As of 2010, Tome city had an estimated population
of 84,070 and a population density
of 157 persons per km². The total area was 536.38 km².
From Motoyoshi District
on Friday, 11 March, 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless. On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand. Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.
Cities of Japan
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located in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, Japan
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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
is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2010 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 17,296 and a population density of 106 persons per km²...
, merged to form a new city. As of 2010, Tome city had 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 84,070 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 157 persons per km². The total area was 536.38 km².
Former towns and villages
From the former Tome District, Miyagi- Hasama
- Ishikoshi
- Minamikata
- Nakada
- ToyomaToyoma, Miyagiwas a town located in Tome District, Miyagi, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Toyoma was merged with the towns of Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Towa, Toyosato and Yoneyama, all from Tome District, and the town of Tsuyama, from Motoyoshi District, to form the new city of Tome.As of 2003, the town had...
- Tōwa
- ToyosatoToyosato, Miyagiwas a town in the former Tome District, Miyagi, Japan. It is now a part of the city of Tome.As of November 2005, the town had an estimated population of 7,194 people. The total area is 32.85 km² was a town in the former Tome District, Miyagi, Japan. It is now a part of the city of Tome.As of...
- Yoneyama
From Motoyoshi District
Motoyoshi District, Miyagi
is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of the Karakuwa merger but with 2010 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 17,296 and a population density of 106 persons per km²...
- Tsuyama
Train stations
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Tōhoku ShinkansenTohoku ShinkansenThe is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for a total length of 674 km, Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island Honshu. It has two spur lines, Yamagata...
: Kurikoma-KōgenKurikoma-Kogen Stationis a railway station operated by JR East on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is located in Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan. In 2006, there were 1,206 daily boardings at Kurikoma-Kōgen station, about 440,190 annually, 4% down from 2005's 1,251 daily boardings.-Station layout:... - Kesennuma LineKesennuma LineThe is a local rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Maeyachi Station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi to Kesennuma Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi...
: Rikuzen-ToyosatoRikuzen-Toyosato StationRikuzen-Toyosato Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Toyosato, Tome, Miyagi.It was unaffected by the 2011 Japanese tsunami....
- MitakedōMitakedo StationMitakedō Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Toyosato, Tome, Miyagi .It was unaffected by the 2011 Japanese tsunami....
- YanaizuYanaizu Station (Miyagi)Yanaizu Station is a train station located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan .It was unaffected by the 2011 Japanese tsunami.-External links:...
- Rikuzen-YokoyamaRikuzen-Yokoyama StationRikuzen-Yokoyama Station is located on the JR Kesennuma Line in Tome, Miyagi.The station was undamaged by the 2011 tsunami.- External links : video of a train trip from Shizugawa Station to Rikuzen-Yokoyama Station in 2009, passing Rikuzen-Togura Station at around 03:48 minutes without stopping... - Tōhoku Main Line: UmegasawaUmegasawa StationUmegasawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- NittaNitta Station (Miyagi)Nitta Station is a JR East railway station located in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- IshikoshiIshikoshi Stationthumb|Ishikoshi Station is a railway station on the JR East Tōhoku Main Line. It is located in Tome, Miyagi, Japan.- History :*April 16, 1890: Station begins operation on what is now the Tōhoku Main Line....
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
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....
: (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges) - Sanriku Expressway (Monou-Toyosato and Monou-Tsuyama interchanges)
- Route 45, Route 342Route 342 (Japan)National Route 342 is a national highway of Japan connecting Yokote, Akita and Tome, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 148.9 km ....
, Route 346Route 346 (Japan)National Route 346 is a national highway of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Kesennuma, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 111.6 km ....
, Route 398Route 398 (Japan)National Route 398 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjō, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 273.6 km ....
, Route 456Route 456 (Japan)National Route 456 is a national highway of Japan connecting Morioka, Iwate and Motoyoshi, Miyagi in Japan, with a total length of 154.5 km ....
2011 earthquake and tsunami
Tome was one of several cities severely affected by an earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
on Friday, 11 March, 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless. On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand. Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.