Hitachi, Ibaraki
city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi) is Japanese port city on the Pacific coast of Ibaraki Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
Hitachi
日立市 | |
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Coordinates: 36°35′56.9″N 140°39′5.4″E / 36.599139°N 140.651500°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Ibaraki Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Haruki Ogawa (since April 2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 225.71 km2 (87.15 sq mi) |
Population (September 2015) | |
• Total | 183,148 |
• Density | 811/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Zelkova serrata |
- Flower | Sakura |
- Bird | Japanese cormorant |
- Fish | Giant Pacific octopus |
Phone number | 0294-22-3111 |
Address | 1-1 Sukegawa-chō, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken 317-8601 |
Website | Official website |
History
changeHitachi became a city in the year 1939.
Industry
changeIn 1910, Namihei Odaira established a machine repair shop in the city. The business grew into the international company which is named after the city -- Hitachi.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Hitachi and Smart City" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023. p. 1-1 [PDF 4 of 36]
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Hitachi, Ibaraki.
- http://www.city.hitachi.ibaraki.jp/ Archived 2005-09-04 at the Wayback Machine