Tome, Miyagi

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Tome (登米市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan.

Previously a district consisting of eight towns, on April 1, 2005, they, along with the town of Tsuyama formerly of Motoyoshi District, merged to form a new city.

As of 2003, the area that became Tome city had an estimated population of 90,944 and a density of 169.55 persons per km². The total area was 536.38 km²

[edit] Former Towns and villages

From the former Tome District, Miyagi

• Hasama
• Ishikoshi
• Minamikata
• Nakada
• Tome (town)
• Towa
• Toyosato
• Yoneyama

From Motoyoshi District

• Tsuyama

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Train stations

• JR East
  • Tōhoku Shinkansen: Kurikoma-Kōgen
  • Kesennuma Line: Rikuzen-Toyosato - Mitakedō - Yanaizu - Rikuzen-Yokoyama
  • Tōhoku Main Line: Umegasawa - Nitta - Ishikoshi
• Kurihara Den'en Railway (scheduled to be decommissioned in 2007): Ishikoshi

[edit] Major roads

• Tōhoku Expressway: (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges)
• Route 45, Route 342, Route 346, Route 398, Route 456

[edit] External links

• Official website in Japanese

Image:Miyagi Prefecture shadow picture.png Miyagi Prefecture
Cities
Higashimatsushima | Ishinomaki | Iwanuma | Kakuda | Kesennuma | Kurihara | Natori | Ōsaki | Sendai (capital) | Shiogama | Shiroishi | Tagajō | Tome
Districts
Igu | Kami | Katta | Kurokawa | Miyagi | Motoyoshi | Oshika | Shibata | Toda | Watari
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 38°39′N 141°17′Efr:Tome (Miyagi) ja:登米市 ko:도메 시 pt:Tome