Mihara, Hiroshima

Mihara 三原市
City
Flag Emblem
Location of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture
Mihara Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°24′N 133°5′E / 34.400°N 133.083°E / 34.400; 133.083Coordinates: 34°24′N 133°5′E / 34.400°N 133.083°E / 34.400; 133.083
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Hiroshima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	471.03 km2 (181.87 sq mi)
Population  (July 31, 2016)
• Total	97,324
• Density	206.62/km2 (535.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3-5-1, Minatomachi, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723-8601
Website	www.city.mihara.hiroshima.jp
Symbols
Flower	Ume and Satsuki azalea
Tree	Camphor laurel

Mihara (三原市, Mihara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 15, 1936. As of July 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 97,324 and a population density of 206.62 persons per km². The total area is 471.03 km².

On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara.

History[]

• Mihara Castle was established as a waterfront castle (Umi-jiro) by Kobayakawa Takakage in 1582.
  • The castle has been connected to the Seto Inland Sea to operate the Mōri clan water forces on the sea.
• For the Battle of Sekigahara, Fukushima Masanori entered Hiroshima Castle in 1600, and then Mihara Castle has been under controlled as the branch castle of Hiroshima castle.
• The domain was divided into Fukuyama Domain and Hiroshima Domain in 1619, and  [ja] entered Mihara castle.
• Mihara was incorporated into a part of Hiroshima Prefecture for the Abolition of the han system in 1871.
• Mihara city was founded on November 15, 1936.
• On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara.

A map of suburb of Mihara and Onomichi area in 1929 (Japanese edition)

Economy[]

Fisheries[]

Industries[]

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Itozaki, Kohama and Wada Plants
• Teijin Mihara Plant
• Sharp Mihara Plant
• Dai Nippon Printing Mihara Plant
• Mexichem Flúor Mihara Plant

Sister cities[]

• – Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan
• – Palmerston North, New Zealand

Educational Facilities[]

• Prefectural University of Hiroshima Mihara

Transportation[]

Airports[]

• Hiroshima Airport

Trains[]

• JR West lines
  • Sanyō Shinkansen; Mihara Station
  • San'yō Main Line; Itozaki Station, Mihara and Hongo Station
  • Kure Line; Mihara, Sunami Station and Akisaizaki Station

Buses[]

Highways[]

• Sanyō Expressway

National Routes[]

• Japan National Route 2, 185, 486 and 432

Ports[]

Tourism[]

Castles[]

• Mihara Castle

Temples[]

• Daizen-ji
• Buttsū-ji – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #12

Shrines[]

Festivals[]

Yassa Festival in August

People[]

Historical[]

• Kobayakawa Takakage
• Fukushima Masanori
• Lady Kasuga
• Inaba Masanari

Famous[]

• (三宅綾子), dancer
• Choji Murata (村田兆治), baseball player
• (火浦功), novelist
• Yoshihisa Ishida (石田義久), shot putter
• Leyona, singer and songwriter
• Masatoshi Kawahara, manga artist
• Ryuji Imada, professional golfer
• Satoshi Urushihara, manga artist
• Hisatoshi Shintaku, long-distance runner
• Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara, former Japanese gymnast and Bronze medalist of 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
• Keiko Ikeda, former Japanese gymnast and Bronze medalist of 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Entertainment[]

A small island off the coast of Sagishima, called Sukune, was the location of Kaneto Shindo's film The Naked Island released in 1960.^[1] Director Shindo and his wife Nobuko Otowa both had their ashes scattered on the island.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Mihara, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons
• Mihara City official website (in Japanese)