Noshiro, Akita
Noshiro
能代市 | |
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 Noshiro City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Akita Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • -Mayor | Saitō Shigenobu |
| Area | |
• Total | 426.95 km2 (164.85 sq mi) |
| Population (November 2015) | |
• Total | 54,756 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0185-52-2111 |
| Address | 1-3 Uemachi, Noshiro-shi, Akita-ken 016-8501 |
| Website | Official website |
Noshiro (能代市, Noshiro-shi) is a city located in northern Akita Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 54,756 and a population density of 128 persons per km². The total area was 526.95 square kilometres (203.46 sq mi).
Geography
Noshiro is located in the flat coastal plains northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. The Yoneshiro River flows through the city. The highest point is Mount Yakeyama at 963.1 metres (3,160 ft)
Neighboring municipalities
- Akita Prefecture
- Kitaakita
- Yamamoto District: Fujisato, Mitane, Happo
- Kitaakita District: Kamikoani
History
Per the Nihon Shoki and other ancient chronicles, Noshiro is the location where an expedition sent by the Yamato Court led by Abe no Hirafu landed in 658 AD with orders to force the local Emishi tribes into submission. Trade vessels from Balhae were calling at Noshiro Port as late as 771 AD.
The area of present-day Noshiro was part of ancient Dewa Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.
The modern city of Noshiro was created on October 1, 1940, by the merger of the town of Noshirominato, and the villages of Shinonome and Sakaki (all formerly from Yamamoto District).
On March 21, 2006, the town of Futatsui (from Yamamoto District) was merged into Noshiro. [1]
Economy
The economy of Noshiro is based on agriculture and commercial fishing.
Transportation
Airport
- Odate-Noshiro Airport - opened in 1998
Railway
Highway
Seaports
Sister city relations
- Wrangell, Alaska, United States, since December 16, 1960
Local attractions
- Kaze no Matsubara - one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment [2]
- Noshiro Swimming Beach
- Noshiro Onsen
Festivals
- Noshiro Port Fireworks Festival in 2008 had 150,000 visitors.
- Onagori Festival in Noshiro Kanto matsuri, Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, Samba Carnival and more. In 2008, 250,000 people visited.
Noted people from Noshiro
- Takashi Ono – Olympic gymnast
- Hisashi Yamada – professional baseball player
- Sadatoshi Sugawara – Olympic volleyball player
- Hosei Norota – politician
- Masumi Asano – voice actress
Notes
- ^ 第1章 地方拠点都市地域にかかる整備の方針に関する事項 (PDF). Noshiro official website (in Japanese). Noshiro city. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
External links
Media related to Noshiro, Akita at Wikimedia Commons
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