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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Hiroshima Prefecture

Local time
  
Wednesday 11:15 AM

Region
  
Chūgoku (San'yō)

Population
  
100,509 (2010)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
3-5-1, Minatomachi, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723-8601

Website
  
www.city.mihara.hiroshima.jp

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 54% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Mihara Castle, Sankei‑en, Buttsū‑ji, Central Forest Park, Mihara Sports Park

Mihara (三原市, Mihara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 15, 1936.

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Map of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

As of July 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 97,324 and a population density of 206.62 persons per km². The total area is 471.03 km².

On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara.

History

  • Mihara Castle was established as a waterfront castle (Umi-jiro) by Kobayakawa Takakage in 1582.
  • The castle has been connected to the Seto Inland Sea to operate the Mōri clan water forces on the sea.
  • For the Battle of Sekigahara, Fukushima Masanori entered Hiroshima Castle in 1600, and then Mihara Castle has been under controlled as the branch castle of Hiroshima castle.
  • The domain was divided into Fukuyama Domain and Hiroshima Domain in 1619, and Tadayoshi Asano entered Mihara castle.
  • Mihara was incorporated into a part of Hiroshima Prefecture for the Abolition of the han system in 1871.
  • Mihara city was founded on November 15, 1936.
  • On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa (from Kamo District), the town of Kui (from Mitsugi District), and the town of Hongō (from Toyota District) were merged into Mihara.

    • Fisheries

  • Shunami Port
  • Nouji Port

    • Industries

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Itozaki, Kohama and Wada Plants
  • Teijin Mihara Plant
  • Sharp Mihara Plant
  • Dai Nippon Printing Mihara Plant
  • Koyo Dockyard
  • Mexichem Flúor Mihara Plant

    • Sister cities

  • – Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan

    • Educational Facilities

  • Prefectural University of Hiroshima Mihara
  • Mihara Nursing School

    • Airports

  • Hiroshima Airport

    • Trains

  • JR West lines
  • Sanyō Shinkansen; Mihara Station
  • Sanyō Main Line; Itozaki Station, Mihara and Hongo Station
  • Kure Line; Mihara, Sunami Station and Akisaizaki Station

    • Buses

  • Geiyo Bus
  • Chugoku Bus
  • Tomotetsu Bus
  • Onomichi Bus

    • Highways

  • Sanyō Expressway

    • National Routes

  • Japan National Route 2, 185, 486 and 432

    • Ports

  • Mihara Port
  • Onomichi-itozaki Port
  • Sagi Port
  • Sunami Port

    • Castles

  • Mihara Castle
  • Nitakayama Castle

    • Temples

  • Daizen-ji
  • Buttsū-ji – Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #12

    • Shrines

  • Mitsugi-hachimangu

    • Festivals

  • Mihara Yassa Matsuri
  • Mihara Shinmeiichi Festival
  • Satsuki Matsuri

    • Historical

  • Kobayakawa Takakage
  • Fukushima Masanori
  • Lady Kasuga
  • Inaba Masanari

    • Famous

  • Ayako Miyake (三宅綾子), dancer
  • Choji Murata (村田兆治), baseball player
  • Ko Hiura (火浦功), novelist
  • Yoshihisa Ishida (石田義久), shot putter
  • Leyona, singer and songwriter
  • Masatoshi Kawahara, manga artist
  • Ryuji Imada, professional golfer
  • Satoshi Urushihara, manga artist
  • Hisatoshi Shintaku, long-distance runner
  • Keiko Ikeda, Bronze medalist of 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

    • Entertainment

    A small island off the coast of Sagishima, called Sukune, was the location of Kaneto Shindo's film The Naked Island released in 1960. Director Shindo and his wife Nobuko Otowa both had their ashes scattered on the island.

    References

    Mihara, Hiroshima Wikipedia
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