Iwate faces the Pacific Ocean to the east, and borders Aomori Prefecture on the north, Akita Prefecture on the west, and Miyagi Prefecture on the south.
On September 1, 2005 the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo from IwateDistrict merged, forming the city of Hachimantai.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Ishidoriya and Ohasama (from Hienuki District) and the town of Towa (from Waga District) merged with the city of Hanamaki to become the new city of Hanamaki.
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Iwate Prefecture (岩手県; Iwate-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
It was not until the end of the eighth century that the Nara authorities had penetrated deeply into Iwate, with Fort Shiwa, to the north of present day Morioka, constructed in 803.
Iwate faces the Pacific Ocean to the east, and borders Aomori Prefecture on the north, Akita Prefecture on the west, and Miyagi Prefecture on the south.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 60,979 and a population density of 629.17 persons per km².
On February 20, 2006 the city of Mizusawa merged with the city of Esashi and the municipaltites of Maesawa, Isawa and Koromogawa from Isawa District to form the new city of Oshu.
Mizusawa, Iwate, Merger, Cities in Iwate Prefecture and Dissolved municipalities of Japan.
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Iwate masks the Pacific Ocean to the east, und borders Aomori Prefecture on the north, Akita Prefecture on the west, und Miyagi Prefecture on the south.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Ishidoriya und Ohasama (from Hienuki District) und the hamlet of Towa (from Waga District) merged with the urban of Hanamaki to fluctuation the fresh urban of Hanamaki.
On March 6, 2006 the village of Yamagata from KunoheDistrict merged with the debilitated urban of Kuji to anatomy the fresh urban of Kuji.
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On September 1, 2005 the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo from IwateDistrict merged, forming the city of Hachimantai.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Ishidoriya and Ohasama (from Hienuki District) and the town of Towa (from Waga District) merged with the city of Hanamaki to become the new city of Hanamaki.
On February 20, 2006 the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa and the municipaltites of Maesawa, Isawa and Koromogawa from Isawa District merged to form the new city of Oshu.
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The revolt of Masazane Kunohe was fought in the Kunoe Castle in the nineteenth year of Tensho, which was sparked by Hideyoshi's intervention in the conflict of the Nambu family that was ruling northern Iwate.
The northern half of Iwate belonged to the Morioka clan controlled by the Nambu family, and the southern half belonged to the Sendai clan controlled by the Date family.
Iwate was devastated after the Second World War owing to the deforestation and various disasters, but the government set the "Multipurpose Land Development Law" to pursue the reconstruction of its land, to stabilize and improve life of its people.
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Iwate exteriors the Pacific Ocean to the east, und borders Aomori Prefecture on the north, Akita Prefecture on the west, und Miyagi Prefecture on the south.
On January 1, 2006 the towns of Ishidoriya und Ohasama (from Hienuki District) und the of Towa (from Waga District) merged with the civil of Hanamaki to ultimately be the fresh civil of Hanamaki.
Hienuki District was dissolved as a aftermath of that merger.
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January 1, 1955-The village of Maikawa merged with the villages of Ganmi, Hagisho, and Yasaka from Nishiiwai District, and city of Ichinoseki (1st) to form the new city of Ichinoseki (2nd).
The village of Namabo merged with the town of Maesawa, and the villages of Hakusan and Furushiro from Isawa District to form the town of Maesawa in Isawa District.
April 15, 1955-The village of Nagashima merged with the town of Hiraizumi from Nishiiwai District to form the new town of Hiraizumi from Nishiiwai District.
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See Project Japanese prefectures for guidelines > Japanese prefecture Name Iwate JapaneseName, Iwate-ken Symbol PrefSymbol-Iwate.png Capital Morioka, Iwate Region Tohoku region Island Honshu TotalArea 15,278.40 AreaRank 2
Density 93 Districts 12 Municipalities 59 ISOCode JP-03 Flower Paulownia tree (Paulownia tomentosa) Tree Nanbu red pine tree (Pinus densiflora) Bird Green pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Map Japan-iwate-map-small.png Website www.pref.iwate.jp/english/ Governor Hiroya Masuda Iwate Prefecture (, Iwate-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
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There will also be a special Taiko performance by high school students from Kunohe Village, Iwate, Japan.
The Sakura Matsuri is presented by the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC, (JASW) a 501(c)3 nonprofit, educational and cultural organization in the District of Columbia dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the United States and Japan.
The Society's first "Matsuri" was held in 1961 and has been an annual event for 44 years.
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The Farm-Houses, Tateya, in Asahi Village, Shonai District, Yamagata Prefecture -(1) -Their Distribution and Spatial Character-
An Examination of the Allotment of Roles to a Group of Residents, Project Members, and an Administration in Promoting Local Industries-Through the Practice of Five-year-Projects of Promoting Local Industries in Nimohe Area of Iwate Prefecture-