Takehara, Hiroshima
Takehara (竹原市, Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 26,035 and a population density of 220 persons per km². The total area is 118.30 km².
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".[citation needed]
Tourism
Museums
- Takehara Museum[1]
- Kaguyahime Museum[2]
- Imai Museum[3]
- History of Takehara Museum[4]
- Ozasaya Sake Museum[5]
Mountains and islands
Little Kyoto of Aki Province
- Takehara Historical Heritage[9]
- Jizo-do[10]
- Chosei-ji[11]
- Saihō-ji Temple[12]
- Shoren-ji[13]
- Ebisu-do[14]
Hot springs
Festivals
- Miyakoto Matsuri[17] (April)
- Nika Renge Matsuri[18] (April)
- Take Matsuri[19] (May)
- Tadanoumi Gion Matsuri[20] (July)
- Takehara Tanabata Matsuri[21] (July)
- Tadanoumi Tenjin Yoichi[22] (July)
- Takehara Sumiyoshi Matsuri[23] (August)
- Takehara Summer Festival Fireworks[24] (August)
- Fukuda Shishimai[25] (October)
- Machinami Takeakari[26] (October)
- Takehara Ekiden[27] (October)
- Rabbit Cross Country[28] (November)
- Futamado-myojin-sai[29] (February)
Transportation
Railways
There are two main lines running through Takehara Station. There is the West Japan Railway Company and the Kure Line.
Sister cities
Takehara has a sister city relationship with Damyang in South Korea.[citation needed]
Notable people
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- Shōgo Hamada, singer-songwriter
- Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister from 1960 - 1964
- Naganori Ito, Chief development engineer of Nissan Skyline[30]
- Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Japan's whisky industry
In popular culture
Takehara is the setting for the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[31]
- Massan - NHK Asadora (morning drama) television series inspired by the life of Taketsuru and his wife Rita[32][33]
References
- ^ Takehara Museum
- ^ Bamboo Princess Museum
- ^ Imai Museum
- ^ History of Takehara
- ^ Szasaya Sake Museum
- ^ Mt.Asahi
- ^ Mt.Kurotaki
- ^ Okuno-jima
- ^ Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan
- ^ Jozo-do
- ^ Chosei-ji Temple
- ^ Saiho-ji Temple
- ^ Shoren-ji Temple and Kimura Castle
- ^ Ebisu-do
- ^ Yusaka Onsen
- ^ Bamboo Joy Highland
- ^ Miyakoto Festival
- ^ Nika Renge Festival
- ^ Takehara Bamboo Festival
- ^ Tadanoumi Gion Festival
- ^ Takehara Tanabata Festival
- ^ Tadanoumi Tenjin Night Festival
- ^ Takehara Sumiyoshi Festival
- ^ Takehara Fireworks Display
- ^ Fukusa Lion dance
- ^ Bamboo Lantern Festival
- ^ Takehara Ekiden
- ^ Rabbit Cross Country in Okunojima island
- ^ Futamado-myojin Shrine Historical Festival
- ^ Naganori Ito - Designer's emotion over the Skyline Nissan Motor Official Website (Japanese) July 22, 2008
- ^ Takehara: Home of Tamayura
- ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/19/national/for-first-time-nhk-seeks-caucasian-actress-to-star-in-morning-drama/#.Uow8qidfrBY
- ^ http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000808485
External links
- Takehara City official website (in Japanese)
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