Sōma, Fukushima
Sōma (相馬市, Sōma-shi) is a coastal city located in Fukushima, Japan, approximately 30 kilometers South of Sendai. Japan National Route 6 runs through Sōma, since 2001 augmented by the Route 6 Sōma Bypass, which runs up to 2 km East of the original route, around the city center.
As of 2011, the city has an estimated population of 36,891.[1] The total area is 197.67 km².
The city was founded on March 31, 1954.
Sōma Nomaoi Festival held in July 23 to 25, every year is a designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
2011 tsunami
The Eastern, sea-side part of Sōma was inundated by devastating tsunami flood waters following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off its coastline on March 11, 2011.[2] The tsunami reached up to approximately 4 km inland in Sōma, flooded areas included Sōma Port and the Matsukawa-ura Bay area, up to the (elevated) Route 6 Sōma Bypass.[3] The tsunami was measured to have been 9.3 meters or higher in Sōma.[4]
Sōma is about 43 kilometres (27 miles) north of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the nuclear accident that followed the tsunami.
External links
Media related to Sōma, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "Estimated population May 1, 2011". Official Fukushima Prefecture website. Retrieved 29 July 2011.Template:Ja icon
- ^ Kyodo News, "Survivors in trauma after life-changing nightmare day", Japan Times, 13 March 2011, p. 2.
- ^ NHK, TV News Broadcast, 13 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/observation_2_04_20110313180559.html JMA tsunami observation data.
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