Tokaimura

Tōkai 東海村
Village
Tōkai village hall
Flag Seal
Location of Tōkai in Ibaraki Prefecture
Tōkai
Coordinates: 36°28′22.7″N 140°33′58″E / 36.472972°N 140.56611°E / 36.472972; 140.56611Coordinates: 36°28′22.7″N 140°33′58″E / 36.472972°N 140.56611°E / 36.472972; 140.56611
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
District	Naka
Area
• Total	37.98 km2 (14.66 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	37,855
• Density	997/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Japanese black pine
- Flower	Lilium maculatum
- Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	029-282-1711
Address	3-7-1 Tōkai, Tōkai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1117
Website	Official website

Tōkai (東海村, Tōkai-mura^?) is a village located in Naka District, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the village had an estimated population of 37,885 and a population density of 997 persons per km². Its total area was 37.98 km². The Japan Atomic Energy Agency along with other organizations currently operate a number of nuclear technology research facilities in the town. In particular, Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant is located in Tōkai.

Located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Tokyo, Tōkai is bordered to the east by the Pacific Ocean.

The villages of Muramatsu and Ishigami were created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On March 31, 1955 the two villages merged to form the village of Tōkai. In 1956, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute was established at Tōkai. The village was the site of the Tokaimura nuclear accident which occurred at the JCO nuclear reprocessing plant on 30 September 1999, which killed two people.

The nuclear power industry, together with associated government and private research facilities (including the J-PARC particle physics laboratory), and government subventions form the basis of the local economy.