Takizawa

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Takizawa

Total population

55,579

Coordinates39.73°, 141.08°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Takizawa is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 55,325 in 23,270 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 182.46 square kilometres (70.45 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Miyuki Tanobe

Canadian artist (born 1937)

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Kō Masaki

Japanese pornographic actor (1983-2013)

Hara Takashi

Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921

Mitsuo Ogasawara

Japanese association football player

Takuboku Ishikawa

Japanese poet (1886-1912)

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Okuro Oikawa

Japanese astronomer (1896–1970)

Shuto Yamamoto

Japanese association football player

Great Sasuke

Japanese professional wrestler

Mitsumasa Yonai

Prime Minister of Japan (1880-1948)

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Katsura Funakoshi

Japanese artist (1951–2024)

Kyōsuke Kindaichi

Japanese linguist (1882–1971)

Takuya Kawamura

Japanese basketball player

S

Sayaka Nakaya

Japanese voice actress

Y

Yuki Kobayashi

Japanese association football player (born 1988)

T

Tatsuhiko Seta

Japanese association football player

T

Tetsurō Fujiwara

Japanese physician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-06-21

Macromia amphigena amphigena

Macromia amphigena amphigena

Seen 2026-06-21

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Seen 2026-06-13

mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

Seen 2026-06-13

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-06-13

Gerris latiabdominis

Gerris latiabdominis

Seen 2026-06-12

Machaerota takeuchii

Machaerota takeuchii

Seen 2026-06-05

Elliptical Waterbugs

Appasus

Seen 2026-05-24

Ranatra chinensis

Ranatra chinensis

Seen 2026-05-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers