Tomioka (富岡町; -machi) is a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan. Gunma redirects here. ... Tomioka (富岡市; -shi) is a city located in Gunma, Japan. ... A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Futaba (双葉郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukushima, Japan. ... Fukushima Prefecture (福島県 Fukushima-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,078 and a density of 234.82 persons per km². The total area is 68.47 km². The town is famous for having one of the longest Sakura (Cherry blossom) tunnel in Japan. The town has a friendship agreement with Auckland, New Zealand. Tomioka counts a nuclear power station owned by The Tokyo Electric Power Company which provides a certain wealth to the town. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated , TYO: 9501), also known as Toden ) or TEPCO, is an electric utility servicing Japans Kantō region. ...

Activities

Hot Springs

Tomioka also offers a choice of hot springs. You can choose between two hot springs:

Refre is the most popular hot spring of the area. It is located in Yonomori (north of tomioka) some 300 meters from the Yonomori train station. The brand new building offers you all the comfort you can imagine as far as hot springs are concerned. Families around the area often come there to meet with people and catch up with the local news. Some events are also often held in this same building.

Iwaidonoyu is the other option. It is located in the mountains west of Tomioka and offers a more intimate setting. It is harder to reach this hot spring without a transport. The spring will often not be as crowded as in Yonomori and offer you a quieter atmosphere.

Landmark

Tom-とむ

People living in the town all meet in this shopping center. This place offers you a decent amount of shops for the area as well as a choice of fast-food restaurants. People from all around Tomioka come to this place, which one could arguably describe as the heart of the town.

Shrines

The shrines are a major feature in Japanese landscape, and Tomioka makes no exception. The main shrine in Tomioka is probably the Hayama shrine were is held a fire festival to pray for a good harvest.

You can also admire the shrine known as “Number 33”, which is the thirty-third shrine in a pilgrimage path which goes across the country.

External links

• Tomioka official website in Japanese (some English content)
• Tomioka High School in English

Coordinates: 37.333° N 141.017° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...