Hachinohe, Aomori

Hachinohe (Japanese八 戸 市, -shi) is a port city in Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The city has 233 919 inhabitants. Besides fishing, textile and wood processing plays an economic role.

Geography

Hachinohe is located southeast of Aomori, and north of Morioka on the Pacific Ocean.

History

The city is since 1 May 1929.

On 11 March 2011 Hachinohe was the Tōhoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck by the largest earthquake in Japan registered so far. In the port of Hachinohe considerable damage, large and small fishing boats were overturned and swept away, the streets in the harbor area were flooded arose. The port was dyed black by the oil flowed out, the cityscape changed. The evacuation lasted until the next day. One fatality was reported, two other people are still missing, all in the 60 years of life. 210 buildings were damaged and 915 more flooded, 100 cars swept away ..

Traffic

  • Hachinohe Expressway
  • National Road 45,104,340,454

Twinning

  • United States Federal Way, since 1993

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Yuto Hara ( born 1986 ), ice hockey player
  • Michio Hashimoto ( born 1977 ), ice hockey player
  • Chiharu Icho ( born 1981 ), wrestler
  • Kaori Icho ( born 1984 ), wrestler
  • Takayuki Miura (born 1967 ), ice hockey player
  • Tetsuo Miura (1931-2010), writer
  • Tadamori Ōshima (* 1946), politician
Taxus cuspidata Cities of Japan Aomori, Aomori Morioka, Iwate Neighbourhood Automobile Federal Way, Washington Goshogawara, Aomori Hirakawa, Aomori Hirosaki, Aomori Kuroishi, Aomori Misawa, Aomori Mutsu (Aomori) Tsugaru, Aomori Rokkasho (Aomori)
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