Phone number 022-345-5111 Local time Monday 1:13 AM | Population 5,565 (May 2014) | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Manyokurieto Park, Ohiramura Furusato Museum, Ohira Castle | ||
Ōhira (大衡村, Ōhira-mura) is a village located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2014, the village had an estimated population of 6,565 and a population density of 92.5 persons per km2. The total area was 60.19 km2.
Contents
- Map of Ohira Kurokawa District Miyagi Prefecture Japan
- History
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- Economy
- Railway
- Highway
- References
Map of Ohira, Kurokawa District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
History
The area of present-day Ōhira was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. Per the Shoku Nihongi, following an earthquake in the year 715 AD, a large number of people migrated to this area from the southern Kantō region, forming numerous fortified settlements. 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 village of Ōhira was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system.
Geography
Ōhira is located in west-central Miyagi Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
Economy
The economy of Ōhira is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice. Toyota opened a new assembly plant in Ōhira on February 17, 2011, its first new plant in Japan in 18 years. The plant, (of the Central Motors), employing 900 people, assembles the Toyota Yaris and Corolla for both the domestic market and North America, with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year.
Railway
Ōhira is not currently served by any railway lines.