Motomiya, Fukushima (City)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Motomiya City
本宮市
Location of Motomiya City within Fukushima, Japan.
Location of Motomiya City within Fukushima, Japan.
Country Japan
Prefecture Fukushima
Established January 1, 2007
Area
 - Total 87.94 km² (34 sq mi)
Population (January 2007)
 - Total 31,718
 - Density 360.7/km² (934.2/sq mi)
Website: http://www.city.motomiya.lg.jp

Motomiya (本宮市 Motomiya-shi?) is a city situated in the middle of Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2006, the total population of the town and village that merged to form Motomiya was 31,718 and the total area was 87.94 km², giving a population density of 360.7 people per km². It is the smallest city in Fukushima, both in terms of population and size.

Located conveniently in the middle of Fukushima Prefecture, Motomiya City has easy access to national transportation route including the Tohoku Expressway, Japan National Route 4, and Tohoku JR East rail lines via Motomiya Station.

Image:Motomiya town-office.jpg
Motomiya City Hall

Contents

[edit] Surrounding Municipalities

[edit] Geography

Translation forthcoming

[edit] History

On January 1, 2007, the former town of Motomiya and the former village of Shirasawa, both in Adachi District, merged to form the present city. The city became the first new municipality to form under the New Merger Law, in effect since April 2005.

Prior to the merger with Shirasawa Village, as of 2003, the town of Motomiya Town had an estimated population of 21,981 and a density of 555.92 persons per km². The total area was 39.54 km².

Further translation forthcoming

[edit] Municipality

  • Mayor: Mr. Kaju Sato, 佐藤嘉
    • Inaugurated February 4, 2007)
    • First elected Mayor of former Motomiya Town in 1994.
    • Re-elected unopposed 4 times.
    • Currently in his 5th term.
    • Related to former Governor of Fukushima, Eisaku Sato, 佐藤栄佐久.

[edit] City Districts

  • Motomiya, 本宮
  • Aota, 青田
  • Arai, 荒井
  • Niita, 仁井田
  • Iwane, 岩根
  • Sekishita, 関下
  • Takagi, 高木
  • Shiraiwa, 白岩
  • Nukazawa, 糠沢
  • Wada, 和田
  • Inazawa, 稲沢
  • Nagaya, 長屋
  • Matsuzawa, 松沢

[edit] Changes to the Municipality

  • In 1871, Motomiya Village (本宮村)、Aota Village (青田村)、Arai Village (荒井村)、Niita Village(仁井田村)、Inashirota Village (苗代田村)、Haneseishi Village(羽瀬石村)、Sagehi Village (下樋村)、Sekishita Village (関下村)、Takagi Village (高木村)、Wada Village (和田村)、Nukazawa Village (糠沢村)、Shiraiwa Village (白岩村)、Nagaya Village (長屋村)、Inazawa Village (稲沢村)、Matsuzawa Village (松沢村) were formed.
  • On April 1, 1889, Motomiya Town, Aota Village, Arai Village, Niita Village、Iwane Village (岩根村, formed from Inashirota, Haneseishi, Sagehi Villages and later Sekishita Village), Wagisawa Village (和木沢村, formed from Wada, Takagi and Nukazawa Village), and Shiraiwa Village(白岩村, formed from Shiraiwa, Nagaya, Inazawa, and Matsuzawa Villages) were formed.
  • On April 1, 1954, a new Motomiya Town was formed from Aota, Arai, Niita Villages and Motomiya Town.
  • On April 30, 1955, Wagisawa Village was dissolved with Takagi District being added to Motomiya Town, and Wada and Nukazawa Districts being added to Shiraiwa Village to create Shirasawa Village.
  • On March 31, 1956, Motomiya Town absorbed Iwane Village.
  • On January 1, 2007, Motomiya Town and Shirasawa Village merged to create Motomiya City.

[edit] Motomiya City Civic Centers

  • Motomiya City Hall, 本宮市役所（Formerly Motomiya Town Offices, 本宮町役場）
  • Shirasawa Consolidated District Offices, 白沢総合支所（Formerly Shirasawa Village Offices, 白沢村役場）
    • Iwane District Offices, 岩根支所
    • Shiraiwa District Offices, 白岩支所

[edit] Police Department

  • Motomiya Police Station (Currently slated to be abolished due to budget cuts with duties being divided between Nihonmatsu and Northern Koriyama Police Stations)
    • Iwane Police Home/Offices, 岩根駐在所
    • Shiraiwa Police Home/Offices, 白岩駐在所
    • Shirasawa Police Home/Offices, 白沢駐在所

[edit] Post Office Branches

  • Motomiya Branch
  • Motomiya Northern Branch
  • Iwane Branch
  • Arai Japan Post Insurance Branch
  • Shirasawa Branch

[edit] Fire Department

  • Adachi Administrative District Combined Southern Fire Station

[edit] Education (Motomiya City School District)]

[edit] High Schools (Ages 15-18)

[edit] Junior High Schools (Ages 12-14)

[edit] Elementary Schools (Ages 7-11)

[edit] Kindergarten and Preschools (Ages 4-6)

  • Motomiya 1st Preschool
  • Motomiya 2nd Preschool
  • Motomiya 3rd Preschool
  • Motomiya 4th Preschool
  • Shirasawa Preschool
  • Gohyakugawa Kindergarten
  • Iwane Kindergarten
  • Nukazawa Kindergarten
  • Shiraiwa Kindergarten
  • Wada Kindergarten
  • Gakko Honin Motomiya Kindergarten
  • Komei Preschool
  • Donguri Preschool
  • Motomiya Children’s House

Motomiya Schools Page

[edit] Industry

Translation Forthcoming

[edit] Parks

  • Mizuiro Park
  • Takagi Athletics Field, 高木総合運動公園
  • Hebi no Hana Playground, 蛇の鼻遊園


[edit] Transportation

[edit] Rail

[edit] Buses

  • Fukushima Public Transportation
  • Motomiya City Bus

[edit] Roads

[edit] National Expressway

[edit] National Routes

[edit] Prefectural Routes

  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 8 (Motomiya to Atami)
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 28 (Motomiya to Miharu)
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 30 (Motomiya to Tsuchiyu)
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 73 (Nihonmatsu to Kaneya)
  • Fukushima Prefectural Route 40 (Iino to Miharu to Ishikawa)

[edit] External links

Fukushima prefecture  This Fukushima location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


Coordinates: 37°31′N, 140°24′E