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Sakaiminato (境港市, Sakaiminato-shi) is a city in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.[1] In 2016, it had an estimated population of 33,888.

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Sakaiminato 境港市
City
Downtown Sakaiminato, near Sakaiminato Station
Flag Seal
Location of Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture
Sakaiminato Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°32′N 133°14′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'in)
Prefecture	Tottori Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kentarō Date
Area
• Total	29.02 km2 (11.20 sq mi)
Population  (1 June 2016)
• Total	33,888
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	3000, Agarimichichō, Sakaiminato-shi, Tottori-ken 684-8501
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.sakaiminato.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Tree	Japanese Black Pine

History

An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Sakai as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.[2]

Sakaiminato was founded on April 1, 1956. A merger with Yonago and other neighboring municipalities was proposed, but the majority of the citizens voted against this, and Sakaiminato remained an autonomous municipality.^{[citation needed]}

Sakaiminato was the only Japanese municipality to have a twin town agreement with a North Korean city from 1992 to 2006. In 2006, Mayor Katsuji Nakamura revoke the agreement in response to North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test along with the Japanese government's decision to impose economic sanctions. Actual twin town activities had already come to an end by 2002, after which the cities had only sent each other a letter once per year.[3]

Geography

At the northern end of Yumigahama Peninsula, it is surrounded by the Miho Bay on the Sea of Japan to the east, Lake Nakaumi to the west and the Sakai Channel in the north, which also makes up the border with Shimane Prefecture and its capital Matsue. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Sakaiminato had an estimated population of 35,710 and a population density of 1,240 persons per km². The total area is 28.79 km² (11.12 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Sakaiminato has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sakaiminato is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,903.3 mm (74.93 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C (40.8 °F).[4] Its record high is 38.5 °C (101.3 °F), reached on 22 August 2018, and its record low is −9.7 °C (14.5 °F), reached on 27 January 1904.[5]

Economy

The seaport of Sakaiminato has a long history as a seaport for the San'in Region. Following World War II the city has served as the base of the fishing industry for all of Western Japan. Consequently, marine product processing is also a major industry in the city.[6]

Administration

The current Mayor of Sakaiminato is Kentarō Date, serving since July 25, 2020.

Mayors

1. Minoru Adachi (September 5, 1954 -)
2. Seiichirō Kashiwagi (September 5, 1966 -)
3. Sadae Yasuda (September 5, 1978 - November 20, 1989)
4. Tetsuo Kuromi (December 10, 1989 - June 5, 2004)
5. Katsuji Nakamura (July 25, 2004 - July 24, 2020)[7]
6. Kentarō Date (July 25, 2020 -)

City Council

The Sakaiminato City Council meets four times a year (March, June, September, and December) and special meetings take place if required. The mayor convenes the city council meetings, but the mayor must call a special meeting when requested by one-fourth or more of the fixed number of council members . The City Council members are citizens who are at least 25 years of age, and are elected every four years. In Sakaiminato City, the number of council members is set at 15 by ordinance.[8]

Chairman and Vice Chairman of the City Council

• Chairman: Hideyuki Arai (February 25, 2022 -)
• Vice Chairman: Shunsuke Taguchi (February 25, 2022 -)[9]

Transportation

Yonago Airport is in Sakaiminato and is the busiest airport in Tottori Prefecture.[6] Nearby Miho Airbase, next to the airport, is run by the Ministry of Defence. Asiana Airlines operates a sales office in Sakaiminato.[10]

Sakaiminato is linked to the Japanese railway network by the Sakai Line branch, which runs between Sakaiminato Station and Yonago Station on the San'in Main Line.[11]

The port at Sakaiminato serves the DBS Cruise ferry Eastern Dream, which connects Japan to Donghae, South Korea, and Vladivostok, Russia.[12]

Twin towns – sister cities

Sakaiminato is twinned with:

• Hunchun, China[13]

Former twin towns

• Wonsan, North Korea (revoked in 2006)[3]

Notable residents

Sakaiminato is the home of Shigeru Mizuki, the creator of GeGeGe no Kitaro, a character seen in many forms throughout Japan. The spirit of Kitaro can be found in Sakaiminato, on Kitaro Road, a street dedicated to all the characters that appear in Mizuki's stories. One hundred bronze statues of the story's characters line both sides of the road.^{[citation needed]}

Sakaiminato was also where the photographer Shōji Ueda was born and ran a studio.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view of part of Sakaiminato.
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  Eshima Ohashi Bridge links Sakaiminato and Matsue across a narrow channel.

References

External links

• Media related to Sakaiminato, Tottori at Wikimedia Commons
• Sakaiminato City official web site (in Japanese)
• Sakaiminato City official web site (in English)

На других языках

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[de] Sakaiminato

Sakaiminato (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}境港市, -shi) ist eine Stadt in der Präfektur Tottori in Japan.

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- [en] Sakaiminato, Tottori

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[es] Sakaiminato (Tottori)

Sakaiminato (境港市, Sakaiminato-shi?) es una ciudad localizada en la prefectura de Tottori, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población estimada de 32.922 habitantes y una densidad de población de 1.131 personas por km². Su área total es de 29,10 km².

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[ru] Сакаиминато

Сакаиминато (яп. 境港市 Сакаиминато-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Тоттори. Площадь города составляет 28,79 км²[1], население — 34 445 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1196,42 чел./км².

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