Tome, Miyagi

Tome 登米市
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Location of Tome in Miyagi
Tome
Coordinates: 38°39′N 141°17′E / 38.65°N 141.283°E / 38.65; 141.283Coordinates: 38°39′N 141°17′E / 38.65°N 141.283°E / 38.65; 141.283
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Government
– Mayor	Takahisa Fuse
Area
– Total	536.38 km2 (207.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
– Total	84,070
– Density	157/km2 (406.6/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Cryptomeria japonica
- Flower	Cherry blossom
- Bird	Swan
Phone number	0220-22-2111
Address	2-6-1 Aza Nakae, Sanuma, Hasama-chō, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 987-0595
Website	City of Tome

Tome (登米市, Tome-shi^?) is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Previously a district consisting of eight towns, on April 1, 2005, they, along with the town of Tsuyama formerly of Motoyoshi District, merged to form a new city. As of 2010, Tome city had an estimated population of 84,070 and a population density of 157 persons per km². The total area was 536.38 km².

Former towns and villages

From the former Tome District, Miyagi

• Hasama
• Ishikoshi
• Minamikata
• Nakada
• Toyoma
• Tōwa
• Toyosato
• Yoneyama

From Motoyoshi District

• Tsuyama

Transportation

Train stations

• JR East
  • Tōhoku Shinkansen: Kurikoma-Kōgen
  • Kesennuma Line: Rikuzen-Toyosato - Mitakedō - Yanaizu - Rikuzen-Yokoyama
  • Tōhoku Main Line: Umegasawa - Nitta - Ishikoshi

Major roads

• Tōhoku Expressway: (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges)
• Sanriku Expressway (Monou-Toyosato and Monou-Tsuyama interchanges)
• Route 45, Route 342, Route 346, Route 398, Route 456

Sister cities

• Southlake, Texas, USA
• Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Visitor attractions

• Toyoma Education Museum

2011 earthquake and tsunami

Tome was one of several cities severely affected by an earthquake and tsunami on Friday, 11 March, 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless.^[1] On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand.^[2] Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Japan Tsunami victim found alive after 96 hours". tntmagazine, 15 March 2011
2. ^ "The world reaches out with funds, rescue teams". todayonline
3. ^ [1] ABC, 13 March 2011

External links

Media related to Tome, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official website (English)