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Template:Japanese city Ishinomaki (石巻市, Ishinomaki-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

As of January 1, 2010, the area that the current city occupies had an estimated population of 164,294 and a population density of 295.83 persons per km². The total area is 555.35 km².

History

The city was founded on April 1, 1933.

On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki was merged with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu, all from the former Monou District, and Oshika, from Oshika District, to more than quadruple its area and added nearly 60,000 people to its population.

Ogatsu

The town of Ogatsu is regionally famous for its inkstones and has an annual scallop festival in the summer. The city was a base for several ships in Japan's whaling fleet.

Ishinomaki has the Eastern Hemisphere's second-largest fish market.[citation needed]

The city also hosts a full-size replica of the Japanese warship San Juan Bautista, a ship commissioned in 1613 by Date Masamune, Daimyo of Sendai, to transport an embassy to the Pope in Rome.

Ishinomaki Station area roughly corresponds to Manga Road, along with Ishinomori Manga Museum in town are celebrating Shotaro Ishinomori's manga legacy.

Ishinomaki includes Tashirojima (aka Manga Island), Ajishima, and Kinkasan, three islands off the south coast of Oshika Peninsula.

2011 Tsunami

Ishinomaki port on 20 March 2011 showing heavy damage to ships and port facilities caused by the 11 March 2011 tsunami

The city was among the most seriously affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1][2] A tsunami about 10 meters high traveled 600 meters inland and destroyed around 80% of the 700 houses in the coastal whaling port of Ayukawa and district of Hiyorigaoka, some 20 km from the center of Ishinomaki.[3][4] Approximately 46% of the city was inundated by the tsunami.[5]

As of 31 March 2011, a total of 2,381 deaths had been confirmed in Ishinomaki due to the tsunami, with 2,643 unaccounted for.[6][7][8]

Sister/friendship cities and parties

International Sister / Friendship Cities and Parties

Japanese sister/friendship cities

Education

Ishinomaki Okawa Elementary School served as the town school. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the students evacuated the school as an earthquake occurred. The tsunami then advanced upon the students. Of the 108 registered students, 77 are missing or presumed to be dead.[9]

Transportation

Railway stations

Intercity Bus

Daily scheduled intercity buses bound for following cities through Sanriku Expressway are being served from JR Ishinomaki Station.

  • Sendai (78-90min. long): via AEON Ishinomaki Shopping Center (Mall), by Miyakou Bus Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. Reservation is not required.
  • Shinjuku, Tokyo through Shibuya(7h10-45min. long; over night): via Sendai, co-operated by Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. and Keio Dentetsu Bus Corporation, one of bus-sector subsidiaries of Keio Corporation. Reservation is required in advance.
A replica of the Japanese-built galleon San Juan Bautista
Kitakami with slight flooding
The Aeon shopping center in Ishinomaki

Major roads

Airport

  • Sendai Airport: the nearest airport, about 70 km SW far from JR Ishinomaki Station.

See also

Media related to Ishinomaki, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ Satellite Photos of Japan Before and After the Quake and Tsunami New York Times, 13 March 2011
  2. ^ Kyodo News, "Death toll may surpass 10,000 in Miyagi", Japan Times, 14 March 2011, p. 1.
  3. ^ Kyodo News, "Miyagi coastal whaling port pulverized, little more than memory", Japan Times, 18 March 2011, p. 3.
  4. ^ Gihooly, Rob, "'Nothing can prepare you to witness this', Japan Times, 20 March 2011, p. 7.
  5. ^ NHK, "Tsunami flooded 100 square kilometers of city land", 29 March 2011.
  6. ^ NOAA Data 4 April 2011
  7. ^ Martin, Alex, and Mizuho Aoki, "Tsunami-ravaged Ishinomaki slowly sets off on long road to recovery", Japan Times, 1 April 2011, p. 1.
  8. ^ Ryall, Julian (16 March 2011). "Japan earthquake: the children who have lost their parents - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London: TMG. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  9. ^ Lah, Kyung. "In Japan, parents try to go on: 'My child should come home to me'." CNN. March 23, 2011. Retrieved on March 23, 2011.
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