Miyako

Miyako is a town positioned in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2017, the town had an anticipated population of 54,573, and a populace density of 43.3 humans according to km2. The overall region of the metropolis is 1,259.15 square kilometres. The region of present-day Miyako turned into part of historical Mutsu Province, and has been settled considering the fact that at the least the Jomon period. The vicinity was inhabited via the Emishi people, and got here under the control of the Yamato dynasty at some stage in the early Heian duration with the construction a fortified agreement at the coast.

During the Muromachi length, the region got here below the manage of the Nambu extended family, and became the main seaport for Morioka Domain throughout the Edo length beneath the Tokugawa shogunate. During the Boshin War of the Meiji healing, the Battle of Miyako Bay become one of the most important naval engagements of the warfare. The nearby economy of Miyako is based heavily on commercial fishing and meals processing.