Local time Sunday 1:33 AM | Population 26,035 (Oct 2016) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 5-1-35 Takehara Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken725-8666 Website www.city.takehara.lg.jp Weather 5°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 84% Humidity Points of interest Ōkunoshima, Ōkunoshima poison gas museum, Takeharashi Rekishiminzoku Museum, 照蓮寺 Shōren‑ji Temple, Kaguyahime Museum | ||
Takehara (竹原市, Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958.
Contents
- Map of Takehara Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
- Museums
- Mountains and islands
- Little Kyoto of Aki Province
- Hot springs
- Festivals
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- References
Map of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 26,035 and a population density of 220 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".
Museums
Mountains and islands
Little Kyoto of Aki Province
Hot springs
Festivals
Sister cities
Takehara has a sister city relationship with Damyang in South Korea.
Notable people
In popular culture
Takehara is the setting for the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.