Wakabayashi 若林区 | |
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| Wakabayashi Ward | |
 Wakabayashi Ward Office | |
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 Location of Wakabayashi-ku in Sendai | |
  Wakabayashi | |
| Coordinates:38°14′39″N140°54′3″E / 38.24417°N 140.90083°E /38.24417; 140.90083 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| City | Sendai |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.86 km2 (19.64 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2018) | |
• Total | 137,494 |
| • Density | 2,703/km2 (7,002/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| Phone number | 022-282-1111 |
| Address | 3-1 Shuninmae-cho, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-3189 |
| Website | Official website(in Japanese) |
Wakabayashi-ku (若林区) is the easternward of the citySendai, inMiyagi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 June 2019[update], the ward had a population of 138,102 and apopulation density of 2715 persons per km² in 63583 households.[1] The total area of the ward was 50.86 square kilometres (19.64 sq mi).
Wakabayashi-ku is located on the coast, bordered by Sendai Bay on thePacific Ocean to the east, and by the city of Natori separated by theNatori River to the south.
The area of present-day Wakabayashi-ku was part of ancientMutsu Province, and has been settled since at least theJapanese Paleolithic period. The area was inhabited by theEmishi people, and numerouskofun burial mounds from theKofun period have been found. The area came under the control of theimperial dynasty during the lateNara period from their base atTagajō. During theHeian period, theMutsu Kokubun-ji provincial temple was located in the area. The area was later controlled by theNorthern Fujiwara clan ofHiraizumi. During theSengoku period, the area was dominated by varioussamurai clans before coming under the control of theDate clan during theEdo period, who ruledSendai Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. With the April 1, 1889 establishment of the post-Meiji restoration municipalities system, the area was divided betweenNatori District andMiyagi District ofMiyagi Prefecture. The area was annexed by the city of Sendai in 1989. In the aftermath of the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the area was severely damaged, especially in Arahama district, where almost all 2,700 houses were destroyed and swept away bytsunamis.[2]
Wakabayashi-ku has 12 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public junior school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. There are two private elementary schools. The ward also has two public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The city also operates one combined middle/junior high school.
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