- Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Infobox City Japan
Name= Hatsukaichi
JapaneseName= 廿日市市
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Region= Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture= Hiroshima
District=
Area_km2= 489.36
PopDate= February 2008
Population= 115,143
Density_km2= 235
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LatitudeDegrees= 34
LatitudeMinutes= 21
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 132
LongtitudeMinutes= 20
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Sakura
Flower=Satsuki azalea
Bird=
Symbol
SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Katsuhiro Shinno
CityHallPostalCode= 738-8501
CityHallAddress= 1-11-1 Shimohera, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken.
CityHallPhone= 0829-20-0001
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.hatsukaichi.hiroshima.jp/ Hatsukaichi City] nihongo|Hatsukaichi|廿日市市|Hatsukaichi-shi is a city of some 120,000 people located in Hiroshima Prefecture,Japan . The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with "hatsuka" (廿日) meaning "20th day" and "ichi" (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this day on a small scale featuring fresh, locally grown vegetables and foodstuffs.Following the absorption of the nearby towns of Ōno and Miyajima on
November 3 ,2005 , as of February 2008, Hatsukaichi has a density of 235 persons per km². The total land area stands at 489.36km².The city was founded on
April 1 ,1988 .The city is home to Sanyo Joshi, an all-girl's Junior and Senior High School.
The city enjoys a Sister City relationship with
Masterton ,New Zealand .Points of interest
* The
Itsukushima Shrine on the island ofItsukushima (also known as Miyajima) is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site and is domestically considered one of the three most beautiful sites in Japan.
*Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden Transportation
Hatsukaichi can be accessed from Hiroshima city via the JR West Sanyo Line; on the Hiroden streetcar services' Miyajima Line; as well as by buses and boat.
External links
* [http://www.city.hatsukaichi.hiroshima.jp/ Hatsukaichi official website] in Japanese
* [http://www1.sanyo.ac.jp/ Sanyo Joshi official website] in Japanese
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