Date, Hokkaido
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Date 伊達市 |
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 Location of Date in Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture) |
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| Coordinates: 42°28′N 140°52′E / 42.467°N 140.867°ECoordinates: 42°28′N 140°52′E / 42.467°N 140.867°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hideyoshi Kikuya | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 444.28 km2 (171.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (June 2008) | ||
| • Total | 37,247 | |
| • Density | 83.8/km2 (217/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Sargent's cherry | |
| • Flower | Azalea | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 20-1 Kashimachō, Date-shi, Hokkaidō 052-0024 |
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| Website | www |
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Date (伊達市 Date-shi?, [date]) is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Date was established around 1869 and became a city on April 1, 1972.
Remains of settlements from the Jōmon period have been found in the Date area. The Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, also maintained a settlement at another location nearby until the beginning of the 20th century, when the Ainu were mostly assimilated into Japanese society.
The name of the area comes from the Date clan, who rose to power in the 12th century in Fukushima, on the mainland. Before the Edo period, their home castle was the Yanagawa castle in Date District, Fukushima. Later, it became the Sendai castle. The Date clan ruled the whole of Miyagi Prefecture as well as the southern part of Iwate Prefecture, and was one of the most influential daimyōs.
During the Meiji period, many samurai, including the Date clan, lost their territories due to the political changes of the Meiji Restoration. In 1869, a branch family of the Date clan from Watari-Date moved to and settled at the south coast of the then-uncultivated Hokkaido. This was the foundation of Date.
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