Tamano

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Tamano 玉野市
City
Crossing in Tamano City
Flag Seal
Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture
Tamano Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E / 34.48861; 133.94861Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E / 34.48861; 133.94861
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005)
Area
• Total	103.61 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	60,101
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Uno 1-27-1, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (岡山県玉野市宇野１丁目27番１号) 706-8510
Website	www.city.tamano.lg.jp//
Symbols
Fish	Sabastes (Mebaru in Japanese)
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Quercus

Tamano (玉野市, Tamano-shi) is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km².

The JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands of Shōdoshima and Naoshima.

Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining, another important industry being fishing. One of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano.

Sister Cities[]

Tamano has three international sister cities. They are:

• Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
• Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
• Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.

Notable people from Tamano[]

• Yukari Ichijo, manga artist
• Hisaichi Ishii, manga artist
• Ukita Kōkichi, aviation pioneer
• Taiyo Sugiura, actor
• Tetsuo Takashima, author
• Katsuya Terada, artist
• Hiroshi Yagi, baseball player

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tamano.

• Media related to Tamano, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Tamano City official website (in Japanese)

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