Takehara, Hiroshima

Takehara
竹原市
City

Takehara city hall

Symbol

Location of Takehara in Hiroshima Prefecture
Takehara

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 34°20′N 132°55′E / 34.333°N 132.917°E / 34.333; 132.917Coordinates: 34°20′N 132°55′E / 34.333°N 132.917°E / 34.333; 132.917
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture Hiroshima Prefecture
Area
 • Total 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population (October 2009)
 • Total 29,093
 • Density 246/km2 (640/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Bamboo
 • Flower Ume
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 5-1-35 Takehara Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken
725-8666
Website www.city.takehara.lg.jp

Takehara (竹原市 Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958.

As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 29,093 and a population density of 246 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".

Tourism

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

Takehara is the setting for the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[31]

References

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