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Kōriyama Hachiman Shrine
is a Cities of Japan, city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 321,938 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 425 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kōriyama is designated as a Core cities of Japan, core city and functions as a commercial center for Fukushima Prefecture. Kōriyama is the third largest conurbation in the Tōhoku region. History Kōriyama originated as a regional governmental center in the Nara period, when the area was on the frontier of Yamato people, Yamato settlement of the Tōhoku region. The surrounding area developed into ''shōen'' controlled by various samurai clans in the Heian period, Heian and Kamakura periods. Nearby centers, such as Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Nihonmatsu developed into jōkamachi, castle towns under Hatakeyama clan and which were later controlled by the Date clan, Kōriyama remained as a commercial center and thrived as a Shukuba, post town because of its importance as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Core Cities Of Japan
A is a class or category of cities of Japan, Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.Web-Japan.org"Local self-government", p. 3 retrieved 2012-11-28. Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by Prefectures of Japan, prefectural governments, but not as many as Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated cities. To become a candidate for core city status, a city must have a population greater than 300,000 and an area greater than 100 square kilometers, although special exceptions may be made by order of the cabinet for cities with populations under 300,000 but over 200,000. After the abolition of Special cities of Japan, special city status on April 1, 2015, any city with a population above 200,000 may apply for core city status. Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies. History The term "core city" was created by the first c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
