Taihaku-ku,_Sendai Knowpia

Taihaku

太白区
Taihaku 太白区
Ward
	Taihaku Ward
	Taihaku Ward Office
	Flag
	Location of Taihaku-ku in Sendai
	Taihaku
	Coordinates: 38°13′27.5″N 140°52′37.8″E / 38.224306°N 140.877167°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
City	Sendai
Area
• Total	228.39 km2 (88.18 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2017)
• Total	226,069
• Density	997/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
Phone number	022-261-1111
Address	3-1-15 Nagamachi-minami, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 982-8601
Website	Official website (in Japanese)

Taihaku-ku (太白区) is the southernmost ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023^[update], the ward had a population of 234,391 and a population density of 1028 persons per km² in 113,068 households.^[1] The total area of the ward was 228.39 square kilometres (88.18 sq mi). Taihaku-ku is eleventh largest ward in Japan in terms of area, and second-largest in Sendai (behind Aoba-ku).^[2]^[3] The western portion of the ward is the former town of Akiu, Miyagi.

Geography edit

Taihaku-ku is located inland, forming the southern portion of Sendai metropolis. The area is mountainous to the west, and the Natori River flows through the ward.

Neighboring municipalities edit

Miyagi Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
- Yamagata
- Higashine

History edit

The area of present-day Taihaku-ku was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period. The area was inhabited by the Emishi people, and came under the control of the Yamato dynasty during the late Nara period. During the Heian period, it was controlled by the Abe clan, followed by the Northern Fujiwara clan of Hiraizumi. During the Sengoku period, the area was dominated by various samurai clans before coming under the control of the Date clan during the Edo period, who ruled Sendai Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of the post-Meiji restoration municipalities system, the area was organised into Natori District of Miyagi Prefecture. The expanding city of Sendai annexed the town of Nagamachi in 1928, villages of Nishitaga in 1932, Tanaka in 1941, Oide in 1956 and town of Akiu in 1988. On April 1, 1989 when Sendai became a designated city by the national government with increased local autonomy, Taihaku-ku was formed as one of the five wards of the city.

Transportation edit

Railway edit

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line / Jōban Line
- Minami-Sendai - Taishidō - Nagamachi
Sendai Subway - Nanboku Line
- Nagamachi-Itchome – Nagamachi – Nagamachi-Minami – Tomizawa
Sendai Subway - Tōzai Line
- Yagiyama Zoological Park

Highway edit

Tōhoku Expressway – (Sendai-Minami Interchange)
Sendai-Nanbu Road – (Yamada and Nagamachi interchanges)
National Route 4
National Route 286
National Route 457

Education edit

Colleges and universities edit

Tohoku University - Taihaku campus (Graduate School of Science)
Miyagi University - Taihaku campus
Tohoku Institute of Technology

Primary and secondary schools edit

Taihaku-ku has 28 public elementary schools and 14 public junior high schools operated by the city government. The ward has four public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. Miyagi Prefecture also operates two special education schools within the ward. In addition, Taihaku-ku is host to the Tohoku Korean Primary and Junior High School, a North Korean international school.^[4]

Local attractions edit

Akiu Great Falls
Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum
Sendai Yagiyama Zoological Park
Sendai City Wild Plants Garden

References edit

^ Sendai city official statistics (in Japanese)
^ M.Higashide. "Nationwide Ward Area Ranking" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
^ Geographic Survey Institute (2006-04-01). "2006-04-01 data survey" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
^ "アクセス." Tohoku Korean Primary and Junior High School. Retrieved on 13 October 2015. "住所　〒　９８２－０８３７　宮城県仙台市太白区長町越路１９－５５８（仙台駅よりバスで約２５分）"