Kitakami (北上市; -shi) is a city located in Iwate, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Iwate Prefecture (岩手県; Iwate-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 92,557 and the density of 211.53 persons per km². The total area is 437.55 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on April 1, 1954. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The city is famous for the cherry blossoms that bloom in Tenshouchi, by the Kitakami river every spring. Another hallmark of the city is the Onikenbai, a traditional sword dance where dancers dress as demons.
Kitakami City is located on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train)Line. It is also located on the Tohoku Honsen train line, which connects Ichinoseki and Morioka.
*The current and the 2nd city of Kitakami was founded on April 1, 1991 when the 1st city merged with the villages of Iwatsuriko and Waga (both from Waga District).
Kitakami is located on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen (JRæ±åæ°å¹¹ç·/JR TÅhoku Shinkansen) line; it can also be reached by the JR Tohoku Honsen (JRæ±åæ¬ç·/JR TÅhoku Honsen) line, which starts in Tokyo (æ±äº¬/TÅkyÅ) and ends in Aomori (é'森).
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