Tomiya, Miyagi

Tomiya 富谷市
City
Tomiya_shi, Miyagi
Flag Seal
Location of Tomiya in Miyagi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Area
• Total	49.13 km2 (18.97 sq mi)
Population  (September 2016)
• Total	51,792
• Density	1,050/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
Phone number	022-345-1111
Address	30 Tomiyasaka Matsuda, Tomiya-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3392
Website	Official website

Tomiya (富谷市, Tomiya-shi) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2016, the city had an estimated population of 51,792 and a population density of 1,050 persons per km². The total area was 49.13 km².

Geography

Tomiya is located in central Miyagi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Sendai, Miyagi
  • Taiwa, Miyagi
  • Rifu, Miyagi

History

The area of present-day Tomiya was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. During 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. During the Edo period, Tomiya was a post town on the Ōshū Kaidō highway connecting Edo with northern Japan.

The modern village of Tomiya was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1963 and raised to city status on October 10, 2016.

Economy

Tomiya is primarily a bedroom community for the neighboring metropolis of Sendai.

Transportation

Railway

Tomiya is not currently served by any railway lines.

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway (no link to/from Tomiya to/from the Tohoku Expressway yet)
• North Sendai Expressway
• National Route 4

External links

Media related to Tomiya, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons

• www.tomiya-city.miyagi.jp/index2.html Template:Ja icon