Ogatsu, Miyagi

Ogatsu, Miyagi
Ogatsu
雄勝町
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture
City Ishinomaki
Population (2009)
 – Total Approx. 1,000

Ogatsu (雄勝町; -chou) is a town located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki was merged with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu, all from the former Monou District, and Oshika, from Oshika District, to more than quadruple its area and added nearly 60,000 people to its population.

Ogatsu is famous for its inkstones and has a scallop festival every year in the fall season.

Ogatsu, along with other nearby villages, was almost completely destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Many residents were killed, and several survived marooned on school rooftops waiting to be picked up days, or even weeks later. It is still not known whether there will or will not be an attempt to rebuild the town.

Ogatsu village and Ogatsu Bay

See also

  • Ishinomaki

External links

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Sendai (capital)
Other cities
Districts

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