Takikawa, Hokkaidō

Takikawa 滝川
—  City  —
Location of Takikawa in Hokkaidō (Sorachi)
Takikawa
Coordinates: 43°33′N 141°55′E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (Sorachi)
Government
• Mayor	Kōkichi Maeda (since April 2011)
Area
• Total	115.82 km2 (44.72 sq mi)
Population (June 2008)
• Total	44,465
• Density	384/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Platanus
- Flower	Azalea and Cosmos
Phone number	0125-23-1234
Address	1-2-15, Ōmachi, Takikawa-shi, Hokkaidō 073-8686
Website	Takikawa City

Takikawa (滝川市, Takikawa-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,465 and the density of 384 persons per km². The total area is 115.82 km².

The city was founded on July 1, 1958.

History

• 1890 Takikawa Village opened
• 1906 Takikawa becomes a Second Class Municipality
• 1909 Takikawa becomes a First Class Municipality. Ebeotsu Village splits off
• 1910 Takikawa Village becomes Takikawa Town
• 1952 Ebeotsu Village becomes Ebeotsu Town
• July 1, 1958 Takikawa Town becomes Takikawa City
• 1971 Ebeotsu Town merged

Famous people

• Miki Fujimoto - singer, radio show host. Hello! Project soloist, ex-Morning Musume member, half of the pop duo GAM
• Iwahashi Eien (1903–1999) - Japanese-style artist.

Sister city

• Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - an historic, American city where basketball was invented. The gasoline-powered car, motorcycle, and radio station were invented there too. It has 160,000 residents and is renowned as "The City of Homes" for its beautiful architecture.

External links

• (Japanese) Official website
• Art Challenge Takikawa
• (English) http://www.city.takikawa.hokkaido.jp/soumubu/kikaku/kouryu/englishindex.jsp