Date, Fukushima

For the city in Hokkaido Prefecture, see Date, Hokkaidō.

Date 伊達市
City
Date City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Date in Fukushima Prefecture
Date
Coordinates: 37°49′8.9″N 140°33′46.7″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
Area
• Total	265.10 km2 (102.36 sq mi)
Population  (1 October 2017)
• Total	60,916
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Peach
- Bird	Wagtail
Phone number	024-575-2570
Address	180 Hobaramachi aza Funabashi, Date-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-0692
Website	Official HP

Date (伊達市, Date-shi) is a city in northern Fukushima, Japan.

There were nine towns in Date District, Fukushima. On January 1, 2006, five towns in Date District joined together and became the city of Date. These five towns were Hobara, Yanagawa, Date, Ryōzen, and Tsukidate. Hobara was in the center.

The Date family

The Date clan was a powerful group during the Edo period. They controlled Miyagi and southern Iwate. After the Edo period, in the Meiji period, many samurai lost their land during the Meiji Restoration. The Date clan also lost their land. Part of the family went to Hokkaidõ. They started another city, Date, Hokkaidõ. The family name of Date clan came from Fukushima.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Date is about 60 km north-west of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Date is outside the area people are not allowed to live. However, radiation in the city made people, especially schoolchildren, stay indoors more.

Other websites

• Date official website Archived 2008-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in English)