Tomiya, Miyagi

Tomiya Phú cốc thị
City
Left: Okameyama Shinrin Park; Right: View from Symphony Tower, Uchigasaki Shozo, Kame Sugi
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Location of Tomiya in Miyagi Prefecture
Tomiya
Coordinates:38°24′N140°53′E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
Area
• Total	49.18 km2(18.99 sq mi)
Population (May 31, 2020)
• Total	52,433
• Density	1,100/km2(2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9(Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
Phone number	022-345-1111
Address	30 Tomiyasaka Matsuda, Tomiya-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3392
Website	Official website

Tomiya City Hall

Tomiya(Phú cốc thị,Tomiya-shi)is acitylocated in centralMiyagi Prefecture,Japan.As of 31 May 2020,the city had an estimatedpopulationof 52,433, and apopulation densityof 1,100 persons per km²in 19,535 households.The total area of the city is 49.18 square kilometres (18.99 sq mi).

Geography

Tomiya is located in central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by the Sendai metropolitan area to the south.

Neighboring municipalities

Miyagi Prefecture

• Rifu
• Sendai
• Taiwa

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by cool summers and long cold winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tomiya is 12.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1251 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.6 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,the population of Tomiya has expanded rapidly over the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	4,912	—
1980	13,930	+183.6%
1990	24,611	+76.7%
2000	35,909	+45.9%
2010	47,042	+31.0%
2020	51,651	+9.8%

History

The area of present-day Tomiya was part of ancientMutsu Province,and has been settled since at least theJōmon periodby theEmishipeople. During later portion of theHeian period,the area was ruled by theNorthern Fujiwara.During theSengoku period,the area was contested by varioussamuraiclans before the area came under the control of theDate clanofSendai Domainduring theEdo period,under theTokugawa shogunate.During the Edo period, Tomiya was apost townon theŌshū Kaidōhighway connectingEdowith northern Japan.

The village of Tomiya was created on April 1, 1889 with the post-Meiji restorationestablishment of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1963 and raised to city status on October 10, 2016.

Government

Tomita has amayor-councilform of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameralcity legislature of 20 members. Tomita, together with Kurokawa District collectively contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofMiyagi 4th districtof thelower houseof theDiet of Japan.

Economy

Tomiya has a mixed economy with five industrial parks, but is also noted for its production of blueberries and bean sprouts. The city is also abedroom communityfor the neighboring metropolis of Sendai.

Education

Tomiya has eight public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The prefectural also operations one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

Tomiya does not have any passenger railway service.

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway– Tomiya Junction
• Sendai-Hokubu Road– Tomiya Junction – Tomiya Interchange
• National Route 4

Mascots

Tomiya has two mascots, Buruberi Musume (ブルベリッ nương, lit: Blueberry Girl) and Burupiyo (ブルピヨ). The characters where created in 2016, alongside the city's founding. Buruberi Musume is a girl and Burupiyos gender is unknown. Tomiya makes a lot of merchandise of the mascots, including stickers on the Japanese social mediaLINE.

External links

Media related toTomiya, Miyagiat Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website(in Japanese)