Takahagi, Ibaraki

Takahagi 高萩市
City
Takahagi city hall
Flag Seal
Location of Takahagi in Ibaraki Prefecture
Takahagi
Coordinates: 36°43′9″N 140°43′0.2″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
Area
• Total	193.58 km2 (74.74 sq mi)
Population  (September 2015)
• Total	29,144
• Density	151/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Lespedeza
- Bird	Green pheasant
Phone number	0293-23-2111
Address	3-10-16 Kasuga-cho, Takahagi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 318-8511
Website	http://www.city.takahagi.ibaraki.jp/

Takahagi (高萩市, Takahagi-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 29,144, and a population density of 151 persons per km². Its total area is 193.58  km².

Geography

Located in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Takahagi is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by Fukushima Prefecture to the northwest.

Surrounding municipalities

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Kitaibaraki
  • Hitachi
  • Hitachiōta
• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Hanawa

History

During the Edo period, parts of the modern city of Takahagi were administered by Matsuoka Domain, one of the feudal domains of the Tokugawa shogunate. With the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration on April 1, 1889, the town of Matsubara, and the villages of Matsuoka, Takaoka, Kurosaki and Kushigata was established within Taga District, Ibaraki). Matsuoka was raised to town status on April 17, 1928. Matsubara was renamed Takahagi on October 1, 1937.

Takahagi merged with Matsubara, Takaoka and Kurosaki on November 23, 1954 and was raised to city status. The city suffered considerable damage in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Economy

Takahagi was once part of the Joban coal fields, but the mines were exhausted by the 1960s. Since that time, the economy had been oriented towards light manufacturing and food processing. Agriculture and commercial fishing also play subordinate roles.

Education

Takahagi has four elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools.

Transportation

Train

• JR East – Jōban Line
  • Takahagi

Highway

• Jōban Expressway – Takahagi Interchange
• National Route 6
• National Route 461

Local attractions

• site of Matsuoka Castle
• Hananuki Dam
• Takado Beach

External links

Media related to Takahagi, Ibaraki at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)