Tome, Miyagi

Tome is in far northeastern Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by Iwate Prefecture to the north. The Kitakami River flows through the city. The city is approximately 70 kilometers north of the prefectural capital of Sendai.

Iwate Prefecture

• Ichinoseki

Miyagi Prefecture

• Ishinomaki
• Kesennuma
• Kurihara
• Minamisanriku
• Ōsaki
• Wakuya

Tome has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tome is {{cvt|11.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1078.2|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|23.8|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|-0.1|C}}.

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|location = Yoneyama, Tome (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)

|Jan record high C = 15.7

|Feb record high C = 17.7

|Mar record high C = 24.4

|Apr record high C = 30.4

|May record high C = 33.0

|Jun record high C = 33.8

|Jul record high C = 36.4

|Aug record high C = 36.3

|Sep record high C = 35.0

|Oct record high C = 30.5

|Nov record high C = 23.5

|Dec record high C = 20.3

|Jan record low C = -17.5

|Feb record low C = -18.3

|Mar record low C = -13.6

|Apr record low C = -7.6

|May record low C = 2.2

|Jun record low C = 6.8

|Jul record low C = 11.3

|Aug record low C = 11.6

|Sep record low C = 4.6

|Oct record low C = -1.9

|Nov record low C = -6.1

|Dec record low C = -19.5

|Jan high C = 4.6

|Feb high C = 5.8

|Mar high C = 10.0

|Apr high C = 15.9

|May high C = 20.6

|Jun high C = 23.8

|Jul high C = 27.1

|Aug high C = 28.6

|Sep high C = 25.1

|Oct high C = 19.8

|Nov high C = 13.4

|Dec high C = 7.1

|Jan mean C = -0.1

|Feb mean C = 0.6

|Mar mean C = 4.0

|Apr mean C = 9.4

|May mean C = 15.1

|Jun mean C = 19.0

|Jul mean C = 22.5

|Aug mean C = 23.8

|Sep mean C = 20.1

|Oct mean C = 14.0

|Nov mean C = 7.6

|Dec mean C = 2.2

|Jan low C = -4.5

|Feb low C = -4.2

|Mar low C = -1.6

|Apr low C = 3.3

|May low C = 10.4

|Jun low C = 15.3

|Jul low C = 19.3

|Aug low C = 20.4

|Sep low C = 15.9

|Oct low C = 8.7

|Nov low C = 2.2

|Dec low C = -2.1

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|Jan precipitation mm = 35.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 29.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 69.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 77.3

|May precipitation mm = 93.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 111.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 161.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 120.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 150.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 129.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 58.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 41.4

|year precipitation mm = 1078.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.8

|Feb precipitation days = 5.7

|Mar precipitation days = 7.9

|Apr precipitation days = 8.5

|May precipitation days = 9.5

|Jun precipitation days = 9.8

|Jul precipitation days = 12.7

|Aug precipitation days = 10.4

|Sep precipitation days = 10.8

|Oct precipitation days = 8.9

|Nov precipitation days = 7.3

|Dec precipitation days = 6.9

|Jan sun = 149.4

|Feb sun = 158.7

|Mar sun = 177.1

|Apr sun = 189.6

|May sun = 195.9

|Jun sun = 158.1

|Jul sun = 141.3

|Aug sun = 156.3

|Sep sun = 131.5

|Oct sun = 139.8

|Nov sun = 137.5

|Dec sun = 136.5

|year sun = 1871.6

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-miyagi.php Tome population statistics] the population of Tome peaked in the 1950s and has declined steadily over the past 70 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 77,807

| 1930 | 88,911

| 1940 | 98,905

| 1950 | 128,416

| 1960 | 122,386

| 1970 | 102,525

| 1980 | 98,568

| 1990 | 98,231

| 2000 | 93,769

| 2010 | 83,969

| 2020 | 76,037

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The area of present-day Tome was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jōmon period by the Emishi people. During the later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The town of Tome was established on June 1, 1889 within Tome District, Miyagi with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The city of Tome was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Toyoma, Towa, Toyosato, Tsuyama, and Yoneyama (all from Tome District), and the town of Tsuyama (from Motoyoshi District). Tome District was dissolved as a result of his merger.

Tome was one of several cities severely affected by an earthquake and tsunami on Friday, 11 March 2011, with as many as 6,000 people left homeless.[http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archive/2011/03/15/japan-tsunami-victim-found-alive-after-96-hours.aspx "Japan Tsunami victim found alive after 96 hours"]. tntmagazine, 15 March 2011 On 15, 2011, authorities announced that German and Swiss teams with search dogs would be deployed to the city to aid in search and recovery efforts. Other search and rescue team came from Australia and New Zealand.[http://www.todayonline.com/World/Worldinbrief/EDC110315-0000277/The-world-reaches-out-with-funds,-rescue-teams "The world reaches out with funds, rescue teams"]. todayonline Early reports suggest that many residents of the nearby town of Minamisanriku, which was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, had evacuated to Tome.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317104023/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3163465.htm?site=sydney] ABC, 13 March 2011

Tome has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 26 members.[https://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/gikaijimu/shisejoho/gyose/shigikai/ginshokai/giinnmeibo4/index.html Tome City Council] Tome contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, after the abolishment of the Miyagi 6th district in 2022, the city is part of Miyagi 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律 |url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/21020221128089.htm |access-date=2025-02-04 |publisher=Shugiin}}

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The economy of Tome is largely based on agriculture.

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Tome has 21 public elementary schools, one combined public elementary/middle school, nine public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.

22px East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Tōhoku Main Line

• {{STN|Umegasawa|x}} - {{STN|Nitta|x|Miyagi}} - {{STN|Ishikoshi|x}}

22px East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Kesennuma Line

• {{STN|Rikuzen-Toyosato|x}} - {{STN|Mitakedō|x}} - {{STN|Yanaizu|x|Miyagi}} - {{STN|Rikuzen-Yokoyama|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E4}}: (Tsukidate and Wakayanagi interchanges)
• {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E45|dab1=S}}: (Monou-Toyosato, Toyoma (Tome), Towa/Mitakido, and Monou-Tsuyama interchanges)
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|45}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|342}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|346}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|398}}
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• Toyoma Education Museum
• Naganuma Futopia Park

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}

Tome is twinned with:{{cite web |title=姉妹都市|url=https://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/shisejoho/shinogaiyo/shinoshokai/shimaitoshi/index.html|website=city.tome.miyagi.jp|publisher=Tome|language=ja|accessdate=2021-01-07}}

• {{flagicon|JPN}} Nyūzen, Japan
• {{flagicon|USA}} Southlake, United States
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Vernon, Canada

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• Shotaro Ishinomori, manga artist
• Katsuhiro Otomo, manga artist
• Kouzou Sasaki, politician
• Shio Satō, manga artist
• Shinobu Sugawara, Japanese professional wrestler

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