Tagajō

Coordinates: 38°17′37.8″N 141°0′15.3″E / 38.293833°N 141.004250°E / 38.293833; 141.004250
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For the Nara period fortified settlement, see Taga Castle.
Tagajō
多賀城市
City
Tagajō City Hall
Tagajō City Hall
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCamellia sasanqua
- FlowerIris sanguinea
Phone number022-368-1141
Address1-1 Chūō 2-chōme, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-8531
WebsiteOfficial website

Tagajō (多賀城市, Tagajō-shi) is a

Taga Castle, the capital of Mutsu Province from the Nara period
.

Geography

Tagajō is in the coastal plains of east-central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east.

Neighboring municipalities

Miyagi Prefecture

  • Sendai
  • Shiogama
  • Shichigahama
  • Rifu

Climate

Tagajō has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tagajō is 12.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1225 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Tagajō has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940 8,199—    
1950 14,659+78.8%
1960 21,047+43.6%
1970 36,677+74.3%
1980 50,785+38.5%
1990 60,625+19.4%
2000 61,457+1.4%
2010 63,060+2.6%
2020 62,827−0.4%

History

The area of present-day Tagajō was part of ancient

tsunami in 869 caused extensive flooding of the Sendai plain, destroying the town of Tagajō. Archaeological investigations have identified the remains of 8th and 9th century buildings beneath the present town, covered by sediments dated to the middle of the 10th century.[4]

During the 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.

After the start of the

Meiji period, the modern village of Tagajō was established with the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. From 1945 to 1954, a United States Army
base, Camp Loper, was located in the town. Tagajō was elevated to town status on July 1, 1951. In the mid-1960s, the town was designated as an industrial development zone due to its proximity to Sendai harbor. Tagajō was designated a city on November 1, 1971. The city was seriously affected by the tsunami caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.[5] As of April 7, 2011, 177 people were known dead, with 15 missing. 1,811 people were living in shelters.[6]

Government

Tagajō has a

Diet of Japan
.

Economy

Sony operates the Sendai Technology Center in Tagajō.[7]

Education

  • Tohoku Gakuin University – Tagajō campus
  • Tagajō has six public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Senseki Line

Highway

Local attractions

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tagajō is

twinned
with:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Tagajō city official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Tagajō climate data
  3. ^ Tagajō population statistics
  4. ^ Minoura, K.; Imamura F.; Sugawara D.; Kono Y.; Iwashita T. (2001). "The 869 Jōgan tsunami deposit and recurrence interval of large-scale tsunami on the Pacific coast of northeast Japan" (PDF). Journal of Natural Disaster Science. 23 (2): 83–88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/world/japan-quake-tsunami-death-toll-likely-over-10000-dp1.html Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000
  6. Japan Times
    , 7 April 2011, p. 3.
  7. ^ "Access & Map." Sony. Retrieved on January 19, 2009.
  8. ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  9. ^ "石森 太二 (Ishimori Taiji)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

Media related to Tagajo, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons

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