Takizawa, Iwate

Takizawa (滝沢市, Takizawa-shi) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the city had an estimated population of 55,153 and a population density of 303 persons per km². The total area was 182.32 km².

Geography

Takizawa is located in central Iwate Prefecture, bordered to the north and west by the Iwate Mountains, and the Kitakami River to the east and the Shizukuishi River to the south.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Takizawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Heian period, it was ruled by the Abe clan. During the Sengoku period, the area came under the control of the Nambu clan during the Edo period, who ruled Morioka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The village of Takizawa was established within Iwate District, Iwate on April 1, 1889. Takizawa was promoted directly from a village to a city on January 1, 2014.