Ishinomaki City
石巻市

Image:Ishinomaki-Miyagi.png Ishinomaki City's location in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	555.36 km²
Population (as of 2006)
Total	165,838
Density	299/km²
Symbols
Tree	Japanese Black Pine
Flower	Azalea
Symbol of Ishinomaki City
Ishinomaki City Hall
Mayor	Kimio Doi
Address	〒986-8501 Ishinomaki-shi, Hiyorigaoka 1-chōme 1-1
Phone number	0225-95-1111
Official website: www.city.ishinomaki.lg.jp

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As of 2003, the area that the current city occupies had an estimated population of 171,068 and the density of 308.04 persons per km². The total area is 555.35 km². Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city was founded on April 1, 1933. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki merged with six towns, Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou, and Ogatsu of the former Monou district, and Oshika from Oshika district to more than quadruple its area and added nearly 60,000 people to its population. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Ishinomaki has the Eastern Hemisphere's second-largest fish market.^{[citation needed]} Retail fish market: Chinatown, Sydney. ...

The city also hosts a full-size replica of the Japanese warship San Juan Bautista, a ship commissioned in 1613 by Date Masamune, Daimyo of Sendai, to transport an embassy to the Pope in Rome. San Juan Bautista (“St John Baptist”) (originally called Date Maru, 伊達丸 in Japanese) was one of Japans first Japanese-built Western-style sail warships. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Sendai ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku (northeast) region. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...

Transportation

Train stations

• JR East
  • Senseki Line: Hebita - Rikuzen-Yamashita - Ishinomaki

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Expressway Bus

Daily scheduled intercity buses bound for following cities through Sanriku Expressway are being served from JR Ishinomaki Station. Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) (TYO: 9020) is a Japanese private railroad company, the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies. ... Ishinomaki Station ) is a JR East railway station located in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. ...

• Sendai (63-72min. long): by Miyakou Bus Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Miyagi Kotsu Co., Ltd.
• Shinjuku, Tokyo (7h10-20min. long, over night): via Sendai, co-operated by Miyagi Kotsu Co., Ltd. and Keio-dentetsu Bus Corporation, one of bus-sector subsidiaries of Keio Corporation

A replica of the Japanese-built galleon San Juan Bautista

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Major roads

• Sanriku Expressway (Ishinomaki-kanan, Kahoku, Monou-toyosato and Monou-tsuyama interchanges)
• National Road Route 45, Route 108, Route 398

External links

• (Japanese) Official website
• Official website in English
• American Friendship Doll at Monou Elementary School

Miyagi Prefecture
Cities
Higashimatsushima | Ishinomaki | Iwanuma | Kakuda | Kesennuma | Kurihara | Natori | Ōsaki | Sendai (capital) | Shiogama | Shiroishi | Tagajō | Tome
Districts
Igu | Kami | Katta | Kurokawa | Miyagi | Motoyoshi | Oshika | Shibata | Toda | Watari
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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