Misato, Miyagi
| Misato 美里町 | |||
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Kogota Yamanokami Shrine | |||
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 Location of Misato in Miyagi Prefecture | |||
  Misato
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| Coordinates: 38°32′40″N 141°03′25″E / 38.54444°N 141.05694°ECoordinates: 38°32′40″N 141°03′25″E / 38.54444°N 141.05694°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Miyagi | ||
| District | Tōda | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 75.06 km2 (28.98 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 24,704 | ||
| • Density | 329/km2 (850/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Flowering Dogwood | ||
| - Flower | Rose | ||
| Phone number | 0229-43-2111 | ||
| Address | 13-banchi Kitaura Komagome, Misato-chō, Tōda-gun, Miyagi-ken 987-0005 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Misato (美里町 Misato-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2014, the town had an estimated population of 29,704 and a population density of 329 persons per km². The total area was 75.06 km².
Geography
Misato is located in north-central Miyagi Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
- Miyagi Prefecture
History
The area of present-day Misato was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. During the Nara period, gold was discovered in the area. 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.
The modern villages of Kogota and Nangō were established on June 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system. Kogota was raised to town status on April 1, 1907. It annexed the town of Fudodo and the villages of Kitaura and Nakazone on April 1, 1954 and the village of Shikitama on August 1, 1954. Nangō was raised to town status on July 1, 1954. Misato was formed on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Kogota and Nangō.
Economy
The economy of Misato is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice.
Transportation
Railway
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Tōhoku Main Line
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Ishinomaki Line
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) – Rikuu East Line
Highway
National highways
International Relations
USA – Winona, Minnesota, USA [1]
Noted people from Misato
- Hiroshi Mitsuzuka – politician and cabinet minister
References
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