Tahara 田原市 | |
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 Upper: Iragomisaki Lighthouse, Cape Iragomi Middle: Tahara Castle, Mt Zao Lookout Lower:Kazan Jinja, Akahane Beach | |
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 Location of Tahara in Aichi Prefecture | |
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  Tahara | |
| Coordinates:34°40′7.5″N137°16′51.2″E / 34.668750°N 137.280889°E /34.668750; 137.280889 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Aichi |
| Area | |
• Total | 191.12 km2 (73.79 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 60,206 |
| • Density | 315.02/km2 (815.89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0531-22-1111 |
| Address | 30-1 Minami Banba, Tahara-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi-ken 441-3492 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Broccolini |
| Tree | Cinnamomum camphora |
Tahara (田原市,Tahara-shi) is acity inAichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 60,206 in 22,576 households,[1] and a population density of 315 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 191.12 square kilometres (73.79 sq mi).
Tahara is situated in southernAichi Prefecture, and occupies most of the hillyAtsumi Peninsula. The peninsula is bounded on the north byMikawa Bay and to the south lies theEnshū Sea.[2] Situated as it is between those two bodies of water, Tahara has a warmmaritime climate.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tahara is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,642.1 mm (64.65 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.0 °C (42.8 °F).[3]
| Climate data forCape Irago, Tahara (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.9 (96.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 16.3 (61.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.0 (24.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | −4.4 (24.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61.9 (2.44) | 68.3 (2.69) | 121.5 (4.78) | 138.8 (5.46) | 163.5 (6.44) | 179.6 (7.07) | 159.6 (6.28) | 115.5 (4.55) | 240.6 (9.47) | 223.9 (8.81) | 106.0 (4.17) | 63.1 (2.48) | 1,642.1 (64.65) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 99.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 63 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 71 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 180.1 | 176.1 | 201.3 | 201.3 | 205.1 | 155.5 | 194.4 | 234.2 | 169.0 | 164.1 | 166.0 | 174.9 | 2,222 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[4][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Tahara has been relatively steady over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 65,095 | — |
| 1960 | 59,120 | −9.2% |
| 1970 | 56,248 | −4.9% |
| 1980 | 60,581 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 64,978 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 65,534 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64,128 | −2.1% |
The area of present-day Tahara has been continuously occupied since prehistoric times.Archaeologists have found numerous remains from theJōmon period andburial mounds from theKofun period.
During theNara period, the area was assigned to ancientAtsumi County, and was divided into severalshōen during theHeian period.
During theKamakura period, the area was noted for production of a certain type of pottery.
During theSengoku period, the area was under the control of theToda clan, who constructedTahara Castle.
The Toda, who were allied withTokugawa Ieyasu were dispossessed byToyotomi Hideyoshi, but returned asdaimyō ofTahara Domain at the start of theEdo period.The Toda were later replaced by theMiyake clan, who ruled until the end of theTokugawa shogunate. The noted scholarWatanabe Kazan was from Tahara.
At the start of theMeiji period, on October 1, 1889, Tahara was organized into a number of villages withinAtsumi District,Aichi Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.Tahara Village was elevated to town status on October 3, 1892, and Fukue village became Fukue Town on February 22, 1897.
Fukue later changed its name toAtsumi Town on April 15, 1955.On November 11, 1958, the village ofAkabane [ja] was raised to town status.
The city of Tahara was established on August 20, 2003, from the merger the former town of Tahara, absorbing the town of Akabane (both from Atsumi District) to elevate city status. On October 1, 2005, the town of Atsumi (also from Atsumi District) was merged into Tahara. Therefore, Atsumi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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Tahara has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 15 of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
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Kunshan,Jiangsu, China, since May 14, 1993[6]
Dongjak-gu,Seoul,South Korea, since December 2006[6]Friendship cities
Shitara,Aichi Prefecture, sinceMarchi 24, 1999
Miyata,Nagano Prefecture, since November 9, 1999Tahara is a regional commercial center with a mixed economy of manufacturing and agriculture. Due to its long coastline, Tahara has many ports forcommercial fishing.
The main industrial employer isToyota Motor Corporation, which has its award-winningTahara plant in Tahara which makes manyLexus-brand cars and someToyota models.TheToyota Celica was manufactured in Tahara from 1979 to 1999.ManyLexus models are manufactured within this plant, as are manyToyota models for domestic and international markets.
Tahara has aconsortium of companies investing inrenewable energy needs. As of November 2014[update], a newsolar energy andwind energypower generation facility will provide 19,000 households with electricity on an infrequent basis that is dependent upon the weather.[7][8] JERA operates theAtsumi Thermal Power Station, an oil-fired power plant with capacity of 1400 MW in Tahara.[9]
Tahara has 18 public elementary schools, five public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.
Toyotetsu buses and city-operated environmentally friendly public transport facilitate access throughout Tahara, even to the westernmost point atCape Irago.
National Route 259 is the main highway that runs the length ofAtsumi Peninsula. An alternate reading of thekanji in this highway numeral designation isji-go-ku. In Japanese, the wordjigoku meansHell, and thus some locals refer to it asji-go-ku-douro, or the "Highway to Hell". This term was encouraged by the perception of a higher fatality rate along the road, especially before it was widened and improved.
National Route 42From the Port of Irago, theIse-wan Ferry connects Tahara with the town ofToba,Mie prefecture. The ferry can accommodate motor vehicles. The ferry also docks at theCentral Japan International Airport, built on an artificial island inIse Bay, south ofNagoya.
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