Ishinomaki

Ishinomaki is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2017, the town has an estimated populace of 146,993, and a population density of 269 folks per km2 in 61,233 families. The total vicinity of the city is 554.58 rectangular kilometres. The region of gift-day Ishinomaki turned into part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Sengoku length, the region was contested via diverse samurai clans earlier than the vicinity came beneath the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain for the duration of the Edo length. The metropolis prospered as a chief port and transshipment middle for coastal transport among Edo and northern Japan.

The city of Ishinomaki became hooked up within Oshika District on June 1, 1889 with the status quo of the present day municipalities system. The modern-day town became based on April 1, 1933. On April 1, 2005, Ishinomaki absorbed the neighboring towns of Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu, and the city of Oshika to extra than quadruple its place and upload nearly 60,000 people to its population. The metropolis of Ogatsu is domestically famous for its inkstones and has an annual scallop festival within the summer. Ayukawa, a town in Oshika, turned into previously a base for several ships in Japan's whaling fleet.