Date, Fukushima
Date (伊達市, Date-shi) is a city in northern Fukushima, Japan.
Date
伊達市 | |
|---|---|
 Date City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Date in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Date | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′8.9″N 140°33′46.7″E / 37.819139°N 140.562972°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 265.10 km2 (102.36 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2017[1]) | |
| • Total | 60,916 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Pinus densiflora |
| - Flower | Peach |
| - Bird | Wagtail |
| Phone number | 024-575-2570 |
| Address | 180 Hobaramachi aza Funabashi, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0692 |
| Website | Official HP |
There were nine towns in Date District, Fukushima. On January 1, 2006, five towns in Date District joined together and became the city of Date. These five towns were Hobara, Yanagawa, Date, Ryōzen, and Tsukidate. Hobara was in the center.
The Date family
changeThe Date clan was a powerful group during the Edo period. They controlled Miyagi and southern Iwate. After the Edo period, in the Meiji period, many samurai lost their land during the Meiji Restoration. The Date clan also lost their land. Part of the family went to Hokkaidõ. They started another city, Date, Hokkaidõ. The family name of Date clan came from Fukushima.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
changeDate is about 60 km north-west of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Date is outside the area people are not allowed to live. However, radiation in the city made people, especially schoolchildren, stay indoors more.[2]
References
change- ↑ "福島県の推計人口". Fukushima Prefecture. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ↑ Takahiko Hyuga and Shigeru Sato (11 May 2011). "Fukushima Students Wear Masks as Radiation Looms". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
Other websites
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- Date official website Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
