Yamada (Iwate)

Yamada (Japanese山田 町, machi ) is a town in the district Shimohei in Iwate Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Yamada is located on the Pacific coast of Sanriku Riasküste along the Yamada Bay (山 田湾, Yamada -wan ) and the north bank of the Funakoshi Bay (船 越 湾, Funakoshi -wan ), both separated by the Funakoshi Peninsula (船 越 半岛 Funakoshi - Hanto ). In the Yamada - bay there are several smaller islands, the largest Ōshima (大 岛, " Big Island" ) or Oranda -jima (オランダ 島, " Holland Island " ) is called. That is, as the other islands, uninhabited, but in summer is a popular seaside resort and there is also a ferry service. It is also home Kojima (小岛, " small island ").

The territory consists mainly of mountains, where the Takadakimori (高 滝 森) is the highest peak of 1160.3 meters above sea level on the western border with the neighboring community of Otsuchi. The Jūnishin -zan (十二 神山) is located on the northern border to the appropriate neighboring Miyako with 731.4 m. The dominant peak on the peninsula is the Karogadake Funakoshi (霞露ヶ岳) with 504.2 m.

The settlement of the community is focused on due to the many mountains along the coasts and river valleys. In the north of the municipality may be a larger river valley from the confluences of different rivers is in the coming of Miyako Tsugaruishi River (津 軽 石川). In the northern part of the level, the district is Ishitōge (石 峠), in the western foothills of the Arakawa River (荒 川川, Arakawa- kawa ) of the district Arakawa (荒 川) and in the southern part Toyomane (豊 间 根). On the north shore of Yamada Bay at the mouth of Osawa River (大 沢 川, Osawa - gawa ) is located Osawa (大 沢), then on the west bank clockwise Yamada at the mouth of Sekiguchi - flow (关口 川, Sekiguchi - kawa ), whereupon located directly south of a wider coastal strip with the community center connects consisting of the districts Kitahama -chō (北 浜 町), Koraku- chō (后 楽 町), Hachiman- chō (八 幡 町), Chūō -chō (中央 町), Nagasaki (长崎), Kawamukai -chō (川 向 町) and Sakaida -chō (境 田 町) and Iioka (饭 冈) a little inland. On the southwest of the Bay of Orikasa River flows (织 笠 川, Orikasa - kawa ) in this and in the Mündungstal with the homonymous district Orikasa (织 笠) and upriver where the马 指 野 川with this connects Todoroki. On the land bridge between the southern shore of Yamada Bay and the north shore of Funakoshi Bay and the peninsula is Funakoshi (船 越).

History

1643 the Dutch ship landed at Breskens from the expedition fleet of Gerritszoon Maarten de Vries on the island Ōshima. For this reason it is also called Oranda -jima " Holland Island ".

As town ( machi ) Yamada 1889 originated in the establishment of modern authorities by the Meiji government by the villages ( mura ) Yamada and Iioka were merged in the former county Higashihei. In 1955, Yamada and the villages Funakoshi, Orikasa, Osawa and Toyomane from the district, now merged with the circles Nakahei and Kitahei to Shimohei combined and the new Yamada formed.

The town of Yamada was hit on March 11, 2011 by a tsunami after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, whose damage is by Ria Coast, especially since the town center at the end of the long mountain -fringed Yamada Bay, and the nearby rising mountains were strengthened. The coastal area of the city was under water and fires broke out. Five of the seven central district of downtown at Yamada Bay were destroyed. A six -meter-high breakwater was destroyed by the tsunami. About 3,000 houses were completely or partially destroyed. Until May 20, 566 dead and 299 missing persons were counted.

Traffic

Most important highways of the municipality are the Sanriku Expressway to Sendai or Miyako, as well as the National Road 45 to Sendai or Aomori.

Connection to the railway network consists of the JR East Yamada - line to the station in Morioka Morioka Kamaishi or train station in Kamaishi. The stops of the line within the municipality are Toyomane, Rikuchu -Yamada, Iwate- Orikasa and Funakoshi.

Education

In the municipality there are primary schools Yamada -South (山田 町 立 山田 南 小学校, Yamada - chōritsu Yamada Minami shōgakkō ), Yamada -Nord (山田 町 立 山田 北 小学校, ~ Yamada Kita ~ ), Osawa (山田 町 立 大 沢 小学校) Ōura (山田 町 立 大 浦 小学校), Orikasa (山田 町 立 织 笠 小学校) Funakoshi (山田 町 立 小学校), Todoroki (山田 町 立 轰 木 小学校) Arakawa (山田 町 立 荒 川 小学校) and Toyomane (山田 町 立 豊 间 根 小学校), the middle schools Yamada ( 山田 町 立 山田 中 学校, Yamada Yamada chōritsu chūgakkō ) and Toyomane (山田 町 立 豊 间 根 中 学校) and the prefectural high school Yamada (岩手 県 立 山田 高等学校, Iwate - kenritsu Yamada Kōtō Gakko ).

Twinning

On 20 October 1985, the district nurse was with her ​​namesake city in Chiba Prefecture. The cities relationship was than that Chiba went up in 2006 Katori taken. On August 2, 1990 saw a twinning with Hiraka, which was maintained also after its incorporation in 2006 Hirakawa.

The only foreign city friendship was concluded on 13 May 2000 with the Netherlands Zeist.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Zenko Suzuki (1911-2004), Prime Minister of Japan