Tome, Miyagi

Tome 登米市
City
upper:Swans on Hasama River middle:Japanese number one hatto Festival. Chacha world Ishikoshi lower: Korin-ji, Naganuma footopia park
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Location of Tome in Miyagi Prefecture
Tome
Coordinates: 38°41′30.6″N 141°11′15.9″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Government
• Mayor	Takahisa Fuse
Area
• Total	536.12 km2 (207.00 sq mi)
Population  (September 2015)
• Total	80,740
• Density	151/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Sugi
- Flower	Sakura
- Bird	Swan
Phone number	0220-22-2111
Address	2-6-1 Nakae, Sanuma, Hasama-chō, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-0595
Website	http://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/

Tome City Hall

Tome (登米市, Tome-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2017, the city had an estimated population of 81,434 and a population density of 151 persons per km² in 27,275 households. The total area of the city is 536.12 square kilometres (207.00 sq mi). The area is noted for its rice production.

Geography

Tome is in far northeastern Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by Iwate Prefecture to the north. The Kitakami River flows through the city. The city is approximately 70 kilometers north of the prefectural capital of Sendai.

Neighboring municipalities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Ishinomaki
  • Kurihara
  • Ōsaki
  • Kesennuma
  • Wakuya
  • Minamisanriku
• Iwate Prefecture
  • Ichinoseki

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Tome has declined over the past 40 years.

Census Year	Population
1970	102,525
1980	98,568
1990	98,231
2000	93,769
2010	83,969

Climate

Tome has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tome is 11.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1209 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.5 °C.

History

The area of present-day Tome was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Tome was established on June 1, 1889 within Tome District, Miyagi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The modern city of Tome was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Toyoma, Towa, Toyosato, Tsuyama, and Yoneyama (all from Tome District, and the town of Tsuyama (from Motoyoshi District). Tome DIstrict was dissolved as a result of his merger.

2011 earthquake and tsunami

Tome was one of several cities severely affected by an earthquake and tsunami on Friday, 11 March 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless. On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand. Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.

Government

Tome has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 40 members.

Economy

The economy of Tome is largely based on agriculture.

Education

Tome has 21 public elementary schools, one combined public elementary/middle school, nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Tōhoku Main Line
  • Umegasawa - Nitta - Ishikoshi
• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Kesennuma Line
  • Rikuzen-Toyosato - Mitakedō - Yanaizu - Rikuzen-Yokoyama

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway: (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges)
• Sanriku Expressway (Monou-Toyosato, Toyoma (Tome), Towa/Mitakido, and Monou-Tsuyama interchanges)
• National Route 45
• National Route 342
• National Route 346
• National Route 398
• National Route 456

Local attractions

• Toyoma Education Museum

Sister/friendship cities

International sister/friendship cities

• - Southlake, Texas, United States
• - Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
• - Huishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Noted people from Tome

• Shotaro Ishinomori – manga artist
• Katsuhiro Otomo – manga artist
• Kouzou Sasaki – politician
• Shio Satō – manga artist
• Maruyama Gondazaemon – sumo

External links

• Official Website Template:Ja icon