Ishinomaki, Miyagi

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**Ishinomaki City**
**石巻市**
Ishinomaki City's location in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	555.36 km² (214.43 sq mi)
Population (as of 2006)
Total	165,838
Density	299 /km² (774 /sq mi)
Location	38°25′N 141°18′E / 38.417, 141.3Coordinates: 38°25′N 141°18′E / 38.417, 141.3
Symbols
Tree	Japanese Black Pine
Flower	Azalea
Symbol of Ishinomaki City
Ishinomaki City Government Office
Mayor	Kimio Doi
Address	〒986-8501 Ishinomaki-shi, Hiyorigaoka 1-chōme 1-1
Phone number	0225-95-1111
Official website: www.city.ishinomaki.lg.jp

Ishinomaki (石巻市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan.

As of 2003, the area that the current city occupies had an estimated population of 171,068 and the density of 308.04 persons per km². The total area is 555.35 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1933.

On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki merged with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou, and Ogatsu of the former Monou District, and Oshika from Oshika District to more than quadruple its area and added nearly 60,000 people to its population.

Before the merger, the town of Ogatsu was famous for its inkstones and had a scallop festival.

Ishinomaki has the Eastern Hemisphere's second-largest fish market.^{[citation needed]}

The city also hosts a full-size replica of the Japanese warship San Juan Bautista, a ship commissioned in 1613 by Date Masamune, Daimyo of Sendai, to transport an embassy to the Pope in Rome.

1 Transportation
2 External links

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Train stations

JR East
- Senseki Line: Hebita - Rikuzen-Yamashita - Ishinomaki
- Ishinomaki Line: Maeyachi - Kakeyama - Kanomata - Sobanokami - Ishinomaki - Rikuzen-Inai - Watanoha - Mangoku-ura - Sawada

[edit] Intercity Bus

Daily scheduled intercity buses bound for following cities through Sanriku Expressway are being served from JR Ishinomaki Station.

Sendai (63-72min. long): by Miyakou Bus Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd.
Shinjuku, Tokyo (7h10-20min. long, over night): via Sendai, co-operated by Miyagi Transportation (Miyagi Kotsu) Co., Ltd. and Keio Dentetsu Bus Corporation, one of bus-sector subsidiaries of Keio Corporation