Tamura, Fukushima

Tamura 田村市
City
Central Tamura (2015)
Flag Seal
Location of Tamura in Fukushima Prefecture
Tamura
Coordinates: 37°26′N 140°34′E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Takashi Shiraishi
Area
• Total	458.30 km2 (176.95 sq mi)
Population  (December 2014)
• Total	37,741
• Density	82.3/km2 (213/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Oak
- Flower	Azalea
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	0247-82-1111
Address	76 Funehikimachi Funehiki aza hatazoe, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4393
Website	http://www.city.tamura.lg.jp/

Tamura (田村市, Tamura-shi) is a city in Fukushima, Japan. Tamura was created on March 1, 2005 by combining several towns towns and villages from the Tamura District. They were Funehiki, Ōgoe, Takine, and Tokiwa, and Miyakoji. Between 1 March and 31 August 2011, many people moved to Tamura. The population actually went up by about 1,000 people, or 2%.

Landmarks

There are two well-known places to visit in Takine-cho. Abukuma Limestone Caves and the Hoshi no Mura ("Village of Stars") Observatory are popular with tourists.

Sister cities

Tamura has a only one international sister city:

• Mansfield, Ohio, United States

And, one sister city in Japan:

• Nakano, Tokyo

Related pages

• Futaba, Fukushima
• Kawauchi, Fukushima
• Namie, Fukushima
• Ōkuma, Fukushima
• Tomioka, Fukushima

Other websites

Media related to Tamura, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Tamura official website (in Japanese)