Takehara, Hiroshima
| Takehara 竹原市 | ||
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| City | ||
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Takehara city hall | ||
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 Location of Takehara in Hiroshima Prefecture | ||
  Takehara Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: 34°20′N 132°55′E / 34.333°N 132.917°ECoordinates: 34°20′N 132°55′E / 34.333°N 132.917°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) | |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima Prefecture | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (October 2009) | ||
| • Total | 29,093 | |
| • Density | 246/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| Symbols | ||
| - Tree | Bamboo | |
| - Flower | Ume | |
| Address |
5-1-35 Takehara Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-8666 | |
| Phone number | 0846-22-2270 | |
| Website |
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Takehara (竹原市 Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 29,093 and a population density of 246 persons per km². The total area is 118.30 km².
Ōkunoshima, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army was located, belongs to Takehara.
Occupying a strategic location on the Seto Inland Sea, it became renowned as a port city in the Muromachi period and then flourished as a centre of the salt industry in the latter days of the Edo period. More recently, it has styled itself as 'The Little Kyoto of Aki' and the Special Historical District of old warehouses was selected as one of Japan's '100 Most Scenic Towns'.
Tourism
Museums
- Takehara Museum[1]
- Kaguyahime Museum[2]
- Imai Museum[3]
- History of Takehara Museum[4]
- Ozasaya Sake Museum[5]
Mountains and islands
- Mount Asahi (Otake)[6]
- Mount Kurotaki[7]
- Ōkunoshima island[8]
Little Kyoto of Aki Province
- Takehara Historical Heritage[9]
- Jizo-do[10]
- Chosei-ji[11]
- Saihō-ji Temple[12]
- Shoren-ji[13]
- Ebisu-do[14]
Hot springs
Festivals
- Miyakoto Matsuri[17] (April)
- Nika Renge Matsuri[18] (April)
- Take Matsuri[19] (May)
- Tadanoumi Gion Matsuri[20] (July)
- Takehara Tanabata Matsuri[21] (July)
- Tadanoumi Tenjin Yoichi[22] (July)
- Takehara Sumiyoshi Matsuri[23] (August)
- Takehara Summer Festival Fireworks[24] (August)
- Fukuda Shishimai[25] (October)
- Machinami Takeakari[26] (October)
- Takehara Ekiden[27] (October)
- Rabbit Cross Country[28] (November)
- Futamado-myojin-sai[29] (February)
Sister cities
Takehara has a sister city relationship with Damyang in South Korea.
Notable people from Takehara
- Shōgo Hamada, singer-songwriter
- Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister from 1960 - 1964
- Naganori Ito, Chief development engineer of Nissan Skyline[30]
- Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Japan's whisky industry
In popular culture
Takehara is the setting for the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[31]
References
- ↑ Takehara Museum
- ↑ Bamboo Princess Museum
- ↑ Imai Museum
- ↑ History of Takehara
- ↑ Szasaya Sake Museum
- ↑ Mt.Asahi
- ↑ Mt.Kurotaki
- ↑ Okuno-jima
- ↑ Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan
- ↑ Jozo-do
- ↑ Chosei-ji Temple
- ↑ Saiho-ji Temple
- ↑ Shoren-ji Temple and Kimura Castle
- ↑ Ebisu-do
- ↑ Yusaka Onsen
- ↑ Bamboo Joy Highland
- ↑ Miyakoto Festival
- ↑ Nika Renge Festival
- ↑ Takehara Bamboo Festival
- ↑ Tadanoumi Gion Festival
- ↑ Takehara Tanabata Festival
- ↑ Tadanoumi Tenjin Night Festival
- ↑ Takehara Sumiyoshi Festival
- ↑ Takehara Fireworks Display
- ↑ Fukusa Lion dance
- ↑ Bamboo Lantern Festival
- ↑ Takehara Ekiden
- ↑ Rabbit Cross Country in Okunojima island
- ↑ Futamado-myojin Shrine Historical Festival
- ↑ Naganori Ito - Designer's emotion over the Skyline Nissan Motor Official Website (Japanese) July 22, 2008
- ↑ Takehara: Home of Tamayura
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takehara, Hiroshima. |
- Takehara City official website (Japanese)
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