Onagawa, Miyagi
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Onagawa 女川町 |
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Onagawa urban area in 1975
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 Location of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture |
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 Onagawa
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| Coordinates: 38°26′17″N 141°27′00″E / 38.43806°N 141.45000°ECoordinates: 38°26′17″N 141°27′00″E / 38.43806°N 141.45000°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Miyagi | ||
| District | Oshika | ||
| Government | |||
| • -Mayor | Yoshiaki Suda | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 65.80 km2 (25.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2014) | |||
| • Total | 6,993 | ||
| • Density | 106/km2 (270/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Cryptomeria | ||
| - Flower | Sakura | ||
| - Bird | Black-tailed gull | ||
| - Fish | Skipjack tuna | ||
| Phone number | 0225-54-3131 | ||
| Address | 136-banchi Onagawa Onagawahama, Onagawa-chō, Oshika -gun, Miyagi-ken 986-2292 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Onagawa (女川町 Onagawa-chō?) is a coastal town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2014, the town had an estimated population of 6,993 and a population density of 106 persons per km². The total area was 65.80 km².
Onagawa is located on the rugged Sanriku Coast of north-central Miyagi Prefecture. Onagawa is a natural deep water port, located at the intersection of two major ocean currents and noted for its commercial fishing industry. Located nearby on the southern side of Onagawa Bay is the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant.
The area of present-day Onagawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. During later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.
The modern village of Onagawa was established on 1 June 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system.
The port of Onagawa, with its deep and sheltered harbor, has long been important both commercially and militarily. The port was hit by an air raid on 9 August 1945 which sank several ships, during the closing days of World War II. A memorial to Canadian Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot Robert Hampton Gray who died in the attack, was unveiled in the town in 1989.
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