Mihara

Mihara, city (1990 pop. 85,518), Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a production center for sake, rayon, rolling stock, and cement. It was a castle town during the Edo era.

is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan.

The city was founded on November 15, 1936. On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa from the former Kamo District (dissolved by this action), the town of Kui from Mitsugi District, and the town of Hongō from Toyota District merged with the city to create the new city. As of March 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 103,162 and the density of 219 persons per km². The total area is 471.03 km².

Transportation

Hiroshima Airport is in Mihara.

External links

• Mihara official website in Japanese