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| settlement_type= City | image_skyline = Takaoka montage.JPG | image_caption = Clockwise from top, Sho River, Yakamochi Otomo's Stature in Takaoka Station, Takaoka Castle Site, Amahara Sea Coast, Takaoka Daibutsu, Otoko Rock in Takaoka Bay | image_flag = Flag of Takaoka, Toyama.svg | image_map = Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 36 | lat_min= 45 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 137 | lon_min= 2 | lon_sec= | region = Chūbu (Hokuriku) | prefecture = Toyama | district = | mayor = Masaki Takahashi | area_km2 = 209.42 | population = 177,552 | population_as_of = October 1, 2010 | density_km2 = 847.99 | tree = Koshinohigan-Sakura | flower = Katakuri (Katakago) | bird = | city_hall_address = 7-50 Hirokōji, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-ken | city_hall_postal_code = 933-8601 | website = }} is a city located in the northwestern portion of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, and is the central city of its Western District. Takaoka covers the 8th largest surface area in Toyama Prefecture and has the second largest population after Toyama City. Takaoka became a city on April 1, 1889, withdrawing from Imizu District. ==History== Originally, the Takaoka region was called ''Sekino'', but when Maeda Toshinaga opened the city in 1609, he named it after a verse from the religious poem ''Shihen'' which includes the word ''Takaoka''. In addition to this, the fact that Takaoka Castle was built on a slightly elevated shoreline is thought to be another possible origin for the name Takaoka, since ''Taka'' means "high" and "Oka" means "hill or elevated land". The present-day suburbs of Takaoka formed the provincial capital of the former Ecchu Province, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi took position as a government official in this area. During his five-year stay he wrote many waka poems. This is the reason for Takaoka being named Manyō City. Even today the main event at the annual Manyō Festival is the 20 Volume Manyō recital. In 1609, when Maeda Toshinaga of the Kaga Domain entered Takaoka Castle, he officially opened the city of Takaoka. At the time of the opening of the city, it was reorganized for a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants and the Samurai Yashiki (residences) were positioned around the castle and towards the southern plateau. However, in 1615, when an edict was passed that there was to be only one castle in each feudal domain, Takaoka castle was destroyed. At the time, people said that cities without castles would fall into decline however Maeda Toshinaga pursued policies regulating the relocation of Takaoka citizens and promoting the development of Takaoka as an industrial city. This resulted in the start of Takaoka’s role as a city of commerce and industry. Takaoka copperware and lacquerware also took off at this time. More recently, on April 1, 1889, Takaoka was registered as one of Japan's first cities together with 30 cities nationwide, including Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture.〔Takaoka City Editorial Committee, Takaoka Rekishi to no Deai （歴史との出会い）, Takaoka City, 1991, p.239〕 An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Fushiki Port (now known as Fushiki Toyama Port) as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.〔US Department of State. (1906). ( ''A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements'' (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759 ).〕 On November 1, 2005, the town of Fukuoka (from Nishitonami District) was merged into Takaoka. Therefore, Nishitonami District was dissolved as a result of this merger. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Takaoka, Toyama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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