Tamano




For Tamano, Butoh Dancer, see Butoh.

City in Chūgoku (San'yō), Japan


































































Tamano


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玉野市

City

Crossing in Tamano City
Crossing in Tamano City





Flag of Tamano
Flag
Official seal of Tamano
Seal

Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture
Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture



Tamano is located in Japan

Tamano

Tamano



Location in Japan

Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E / 34.48861; 133.94861Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E / 34.48861; 133.94861
Country Japan
Region
Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture Okayama Prefecture
Government

 • Mayor Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005)
Area

 • Total 103.61 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
Population
(October 1, 2016)

 • Total 60,101
 • Density 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Symbols

 • Tree Quercus
 • Flower Azalea
 • Fish Sabastes (Mebaru in Japanese)
Time zone
UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address Uno 1-27-1, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (岡山県玉野市宇野１丁目27番１号)
706-8510
Website www.city.tamano.lg.jp//

Tamano (玉野市, Tamano-shi) is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940.


As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km².


JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku and Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Still today there are many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, Shodoshima and Naoshima Islands.


Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining. Another major industry is fishing. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has a shipbuilding yard Tamano. It is one of the major shipbuilding yards in Japan.



Sister Cities


Tamano has three international Sister Cities. They are:




  • South Korea Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.


  • China Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.


  • United States Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.



Notable people from Tamano




  • Yukari Ichijo, manga artist


  • Hisaichi Ishii, manga artist


  • Ukita Kōkichi, aviation pioneer


  • Taiyo Sugiura, actor


  • Tetsuo Takashima, author


  • Hiroshi Yagi, baseball player



External links








  • Media related to Tamano, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons


  • Tamano City official website (in Japanese)












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