🇯🇵 Shiroishi (白石市) is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
1History The area of present-day Shiroishi was part of ancient Mutsu Province and was under control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate. During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, Shiroishi Castle was the site of a battle between the pro-imperial and pro-Tokugawa forces of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei. After the end of the Boshin War, the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain was briefly relocated to a reduced domain centered on Shiroishi by the Meiji government.
The town of Shiroishi was established on June 1, 1889 with the establishment of the post-Meiji restoration modern municipalities system. The villages of Odaira, Otakasawa, Kosugo, Saikawa, Shirakawa and Fukuoka merged with Shiroishi on April 1, 1954, which was then raised to city status. The village of Obara was annexed to Shiroishi on March 31, 1957.
1Government Shiroishi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members. Shiroishi, collectively with the towns of Zaō and Shichikashuku, contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Miyagi 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
1Geography Shiroishi is in southern Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the south. The southern peak of Mount Zaō is within the city borders.
1Neighboring municipalities: Miyagi Prefecture • Kakuda • Shichikashuku • Zaō • Ōgawara • Marumori.
Fukushima Prefecture: • Fukushima • Date • Kunimi • Koori.
1Economy Shiroishi has a mixed economy, dominated by light manufacturing of electronics, automotive components and food processing. Agriculture is dominated by rice cultivation on the flatlands and horticulture in more hilly areas.
1Transport: Rail East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Shinkansen • Shiroishi-Zaō
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line • Kosugō - Shiroishi - Higashi-Shiroishi - Kita-Shirakawa
1Transport: Road • Tōhoku Expressway - Shiroishi IC • National Route 4 • National Route 113 • National Route 457
1Local attractions • Shiroishi Castle: restored in 1995 after its destruction in 1875. The castle has also become a tourist spot for "contents tourism" related to the video game Sengoku BASARA2. • Miyagi Zao Fox Village: Filled with real wild foxes
1Shiroishi has a population of over 33,330 people. Shiroishi also forms part of the wider Miyagi Prefecture which has a population of over 2,305,596 people. Shiroishi is situated 48 km north-east of Fukushima.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Shiroishi has links with:
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🇦🇺 Mount Gambier 140.781
Locations Near: Shiroishi 140.617,38
🇯🇵 Watari 140.85,38.033 d: 20.7
🇯🇵 Fukushima 140.467,37.75 d: 30.8
🇯🇵 Natori 140.913,38.171 d: 32.1
🇯🇵 Sendai 140.869,38.268 d: 37.1
🇯🇵 Sōma 140.917,37.783 d: 35.7
🇯🇵 Yamagata 140.335,38.25 d: 37.2
🇯🇵 Tendō 140.367,38.35 d: 44.6
🇯🇵 Tomiya 140.874,38.383 d: 48.1
🇯🇵 Nihonmatsu 140.417,37.583 d: 49.6
Antipodal to: Shiroishi -39.383,-38
🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 19278.6
🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18629.8
🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18625.7
🇧🇷 São José -48.617,-27.6 d: 18573.9
🇧🇷 Palhoça -48.667,-27.633 d: 18574.1
🇧🇷 Biguaçu -48.667,-27.5 d: 18561.9
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 18682.8
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18630