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Shima 志摩市 | |
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 Jirōrokurō Beach inAgo Bay, Shima | |
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 Location of Shima in Mie Prefecture | |
  Shima | |
| Coordinates:34°20′N136°50′E / 34.333°N 136.833°E /34.333; 136.833 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Mie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chihiro Takeuchi |
| Area | |
• Total | 179.67 km2 (69.37 sq mi) |
| Population (January 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 45,073 |
| • Density | 250.87/km2 (649.74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Albizia julibrissin |
| - Flower | Crinum asiaticum |
| - Bird | Kentish plover |
| - Fish | Japanese spiny lobster |
| Phone number | 0599-44-0001 |
| Address | 3098-22 Agocho; Ugata, Shima-shi, Mie-ken 517-0592 |
| Website | Official website |
Shima (Japanese:志摩市,Hepburn:Shima-shi) is acity inMie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 45,073 in 22,511 households and apopulation density of 251 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 179.67 square kilometres (69.37 sq mi). Shima hosted the2016 G7 Summit.[2]
Shima is located on the southern half of Shima Peninsula in far eastern Mie Prefecture, facingIse Bay of the Pacific Ocean. The city has a complicatedrias coast with two large inlets:Matoya Bay andAgo Bay. Matoya Bay is famous foroyster cultivation and Ago Bay is famous forpearl cultivation. Both are sightseeing spots and all of the city is within the borders of theIse-Shima National Park.
Shima has three inhabited islands; Watakano Island,Kashiko Island and Masaki Island. Watakano Island is located in Matoya Bay, and the others are in Ago Bay.
Shima has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shima is 16.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1965 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.8 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Shima has decreased rapidly over the past 20 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 65,444 | — |
| 1960 | 65,266 | −0.3% |
| 1970 | 62,032 | −5.0% |
| 1980 | 63,065 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 62,877 | −0.3% |
| 2000 | 61,628 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 54,694 | −11.3% |
| 2020 | 46,057 | −15.8% |
All of Shima was within the borders of ancientShima Province. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Waga and villages of Katada, Fuseda, Koshiga, and Goza were established. The town of Shima was established on December 1, 1954 by the merger of these municipalities. Shima was raised to city status on October 1, 2004, from the merger of the former town of Shima with the towns ofAgo,Daiō,Hamajima andIsobe (all fromShima District). Recently there has been anger from its famous divers aimed at its sexist new tourist mascot.[5]
Shima has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 20 members. Shima contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Commercial fishing and tourism play important roles in the local economy.
Shima has seven public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.
Two of Japan's fifteen climbable lighthouses are located in Shima:Anorisaki and Daiosaki. Each was featured in thelocation shooting of two prominent films of the 1950s, Anorisaki inKinoshita'sTimes of Joy and Sorrow (1957) and Daiosaki inOzu'sFloating Weeds (1959).[6]
Shima Spain Village, a Spain-themed amusement park,[7] is located here.[8]
A popular tourist destination in Japan is Shima, a coastal town that is home to a theme park dedicated exclusively to Spain.
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