Nihonmatsu
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Nihonmatsu 二本松市 |
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Minowa Gate in Nihonmatsu Castle
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 Location of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima Prefecture |
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 Nihonmatsu
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| Coordinates: 37°35′5.5″N 140°25′52.2″E / 37.584861°N 140.431167°ECoordinates: 37°35′5.5″N 140°25′52.2″E / 37.584861°N 140.431167°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Fukushima Prefecture | ||
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| • - Mayor | Hiroshi Shinno | ||
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| • Total | 344.65 km2 (133.07 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2014) | |||
| • Total | 56,386 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Sakura | ||
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
| - Bird | Japanese bush warbler | ||
| Phone number | 0243-23-1111 | ||
| Address | 403-1 Kanairo, Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima-ken 964-8601 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nihonmatsu (二本松市 Nihonmatsu-shi?) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the city has an estimated population of 56,386 and a population density of 164 persons per km². The total area was 344.65 km². The Adachi neighborhood of Nihonmatsu was the birthplace of artist Chieko Takamura, subject of the book of poems Chieko's Sky (智恵子抄 Chiekoshō?, literally "Chieko Selections"), written by her husband Kōtarō Takamura.
Nihonmatsu is located in the Nakadōri section of Fukushima prefecture, between the cities of Fukushima and Kōriyama. Nihonmatsu's western border consists of the Adatara mountain range. The Abukuma River runs through the eastern part (forming the border between the former towns of Adachi and Tōwa), flowing from south to north.
The area of present-day Nihonmatsu was part of ancient Mutsu Province. It developed as the castle town of Nihonmatsu Domain, a 100,700 koku han, which was ruled by the Niwa clan under the Tokugawa shogunate) in the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Adachi District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.
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