Noshiro, Akita
Noshiro
能代市 | |
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 Noshiro City Hall | |
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 Location of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture | |
  Noshiro | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′43.7″N 140°1′35.8″E / 40.212139°N 140.026611°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Akita Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • -Mayor | Saitō Shigenobu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 426.95 km2 (164.85 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2016) | |
| • Total | 54,576 |
| • 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 | http://www.city.noshiro.lg.jp/ |
Noshiro (能代市, Noshiro-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 54,576, and a population density of 128 persons per km². The total area is 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 and empties into the Sea of Japan near Noshiro Port. 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.
Education
Noshiro has 12 elementary schools, seven middle schools and four high schools, and well as one special education school.
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
- Masumi Asano – voice actress
- Hosei Norota – politician
- Shuji Ono – Basketball head coach
- Takashi Ono – Olympic gymnast
- Sadatoshi Sugawara – Olympic volleyball player
- Hisashi Yamada – professional baseball player
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.
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