The Kitakami mountain range: An area centered around Ichinoseki City, Hiraizumi Town, and Oshu City in Iwate Prefecture, and Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture - This is the candidate site for the ILC（ International Linear Collider） Geibikei Gorge Hanamaki Hot Springs Geto Hot Springs Shobo-ji Temple Tohoku New Zealand Village Welcome to the ILC Kitakami site! A land that boasts rich history and many world-renowned figures along with a UNESCO World Heritage Site Motsu-ji Temple1 A treasure trove of food products surrounded by gorgeous mountain ranges and ocean habitats Esashi Apples2 Anatoshi-iso Rocks of the Goishi Coast3 Warm hospitality throughout all four seasons - A comfortable lifestyle surrounded by good people Sendai Pageant of Starlight4 Hitaka Hibuse Festival5 Pride of our Hometown - Huge Fireworks Festival Kitakami River and Mount Iwate Festival of 200,000 Tulips at Tategamori Ark Farm March 2014 Iwate Prefecture JAPAN About the ILC Kitakami site An environment for research To the southwest of the Kitakami mountain range lies Ichinoseki City, Hiraizumi Town, and In 2013, the researcher-led ILC site evaluation committee designated Oshu City. At latitude 39 degrees north, they sit on the same line as Madrid, Beijing, and the Kitakami mountain range as the Japanese domestic candidate site. Washington D.C. During a visit to the area, Dr. Lyn Evans, the Director of the Linear Collider With Shinkansen trains and expressways, the area has a strong transportation infrastructure Collaboration (the international organization that coordinates research that provides good access to and from the rest of the Japan. and development work for the linear collider accelerator and detectors around the world) declared the Kitakami site to be perfectly suited for the ILC. Electricity can easily be supplied to the site, and it will be possible to Rome transport heavy equipment from the coastal ports after improving some Madrid Beijing San Francisco New York portions of the roads. Kitakami mountain range Washington D.C. There are currently around 2,000 rooms of accommodations in Ichinoseki and Oshu. A strong slab of granite with no active faults provides the bedrock for the 50-kilometer site. The Esashi Earth Tides Station is a national observatory located on a slope of the Kitakami mountains. The equipment inside the facility took absolutely no damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 The ILC Kitakami site is a hilly region that stretches to Iwate Prefecture has an area of 15,280 km², and so we know that the Kitakami mountain range is extremely stable. the Pacific Ocean and is filled with gentle, rolling Ichinoseki, Hiraizumi, and Oshu have a combined peaks. area of 2,313 km². (For reference, Switzerland has an area of 41,285 km², and London has an area of 1,575 km²) The area is blessed with beautiful scenery and four distinct seasons. ■Temperatures (℃) 35 30 25 Hot air balloon festival in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi12 Climbing wall14 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ichinoseki Geneva, Switzerland Average high temperature Average high temperature Average low temperature Average low temperature Central region of the Kitakami site6 Paragliding11 Motocross13 Horseback riding15 In spring, the cherry blossom trees bloom a pale pink, and in summer you can enjoy swimming in the ocean off the coast of Sanriku. Autumn brings culinary delights from both the sea and land, and winter is packed with various winter sports. Iwate is a natural wonderland abundant in water and greenery. Dance of the One Hundred Deer16 Tenshochi in spring7 Canoeing in summer8 Yakeishidake in autumn9 Skiing at Hachimantai Resort in winter10 Genbikei Gorge17 Pacific saury haul in Kesennuma18 Maesawa beef19 (Photo: Miyagi Prefecture Tourism Division) Hanamaki I.C. THE KITAKAMI ILC SITE AT A GLANCE Iwate Hanamaki Airport ■Shopping centers Getting to Tokyo from around the world Iwate shopping centers have all Hanamaki JCT Shin-Hanamaki Station the things you need for daily life Living in the area and more. Restaurants and Hanamaki Airport I.C. specialty shops form part of these Hanamaki-Minami I.C. shopping centers. Many of the Shin-Aomori Station Matsuo- shops accept credit cards. ▲ Hachimantai Mount Hachimantai Hanamaki City Kamaishi JR Line Kitakami Hanamaki Towa I.C. Iwate Mountains 〔English Consultation Services for Life in the Area〕 Pop. 101,000 City Hall Prefecture To ensure that foreign residents live comfortably in the Iwate Prefectural University● Morioka Station Iwate University Nishine ● area, there are services that give advice on a variety of Mount Iwate Tono City Hall ▲ Mizusawa- issues, such as Japanese language learning, medical Kitakami City Frankfurt Esashi Station Iwate Hanamaki 西和賀町 Tohoku Airport facilities, welfare, child-raising, and more. Takizawa 湯田IC 12 hr 15 min Mizusawa I.C. Pop. 94,000 Ichinoseki 人口6,000人 Tono I.C. Beijing Ichinoseki I.C. Iwate Vancouver Station 4 hr 20 min Safety Kitakami Line Prefecture 8 hr 55 min 〔 〕 Morioka Morioka Station Kitakami City Hall Lake Tazawa Paris Sendai Station Japan is a very safe country, and Iwate in particular has Kamaishi City New York 横手IC Kitakami-Ezuriko I.C. Tono City 12 hr 30 min 12 hr 30 min Sendai-Miyagi I.C. a very low crime rate. 秋田自動車道 Miyamori I.C. Pop. Tohoku University● Kitakami Station Esashi-Tase I.C. Pop. 29,000 37,000 Morioka-Minami Kitakami-Nishi I.C. London Los Angeles Sendai Airport 10 hr 15 min Medical Facilities Kitakami JCT 7 12 hr 35 min 〔 〕 San Francisco ・ Around 200 hospitals and clinics Rome 9 hr 40 min 12 hr 50 min ・ Helicopter emergency medical service Shiwa Kitakami- Convenience stores Tono-Sumita I.C. Kanegasaki I.C. ■ Narita International Airport IC Kamaishi Expressway 〔Education〕 十文字 Commonly called “conbini” in Japanese, these stores are open The children of foreign residents can enter public Kanegasaki ・ 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. school in Japan (with Japanese language instruction). Kanegasaki Town Town Hall KEK Iwate Hanamaki Airport You can buy food, snacks, and Pop. ・ In Sendai, classes taught in English are held at 16,000 household items. There are Tsuchiurakita I.C. Towa 2 Tokyo Station 2 international schools. Hanamaki around 100 convenience stores Singapore Sydney Shin-Hanamaki Sumita Town 7 hr 45 min 9 hr 40 min Station Mizusawa I.C. dotted throughout Ichinoseki, Narita International Pop. 6,000 Ofunato City Airport Yuda Kitakami Esashi Hiraizumi, and Oshu. They also 〔Shops and Markets〕 -Ezuriko Sendai cityscape 湯沢IC -Tase Oshu City Hall accept credit cards. Pop. 39,000 There are many shops and markets in the area, so Tono Sumita Town Hall Haneda Airport Kitakami Miyamori Mizusawa-Esashi Station Kitakami-Nishi residents can go about their daily lives in comfort. Yokote Station 5 Ofunato-Kita I.C. Kitakami-Kanegasaki 9 Mount Yakeishidake Ofunato I.C. Mizusawa ▲ 8 Sanriku Railway Getting to the site from Tokyo and Tsukuba Mizusawa- International Linear Collider International Linear Collider Esashi Minami Rias Line Station Ofunato City Hall Ofunato Port Hiraizumi Oshu City -Maesawa Ofunato- Pop. 124,000 Goishikaigan I.C. ■Taking the Shinkansen (only fastest times are shown) ■Driving by Car Outlet Mall Rikuzentakata I.C. Kayooka I.C. Taxi Shin-Hanamaki Iwate Hanamaki Ichinoseki Ichinoseki Kesennuma Mizusawa I.C. 〔Housing〕 Station 8 min Airport Station Hiraizumi-Maesawa I.C. 6 There are plenty of apartments and houses available Rikuzentakata City Hall 20 min ・ 3 〔From Tokyo〕 15 min Tohoku Shinkansen for rent. Ichinoseki I.C. Osabe I.C. ・ By Shinkansen: Mizusawa-Esashi (Oshu City) ・ Inexpensive property is available and is plentiful Station Wakayanagi 2 hr 10 min to Ichinoseki Station 60 min enough to meet the demand for building new -Kannari Hiraizumi Town 10 min Vegalta Sendai Soccer Club ©VEGALTA SENDAI 1 2 hr 20 min to Mizusawa-Esashi Station residences for researchers. Pop.8,000 Sendai-Miyagi I.C. Sendai Station 50km Kurikoma-Kogen Very convenient, with trains running Ichinoseki (Ichinoseki City) ・ Station Tsukidate Miyagi Prefecture frequently 3 hr 25 min 〔Financial Institutions〕 〔City of Trees, Sendai〕 Karakuwa-Kita I.C. Kesennuma City Able to work together on a day-to-day Tsuchiurakita I.C. There are around 30 foreign money exchange institutions ・ Sendai City is the largest city in Tohoku. Ichinoseki I.C. Ichinoseki City Hall ・ 23 min Pop.68,000 basis with Tokyo University's School of that can send money internationally. ・ Population: 1,070,000. Karakuwa-Minami I.C. Sendai Airport Line 26 min 60 min Science and the International Center (Express 17 min) Sendai Station Sendai Airport ・ It is nicknamed the City of Trees because there are Ichinoseki Station Ofunato JR Line Kesennuma City Hall KEK International ILC Support Committee for Elementary Particle Physics KEK 〔 〕 Furukawa Bus many beautiful scenic spots close to the city center. Kesennuma-Kita I.C. Bus 20 min An independent organization made up of foreign 15-20 min ・ Oshima I.C. Tohoku University ・ Tohoku University is closely involved with the ILC 〔From Tsukuba and KEK〕 residents living in the Kitakami site. Tsukuba 1 hr 42 min project, and will be an international hub for the Kesennuma-Port I.C. ・ They are dedicated to developing a community Kesennuma Port ・ By Shinkansen: that is welcoming to for both foreign and Japanese development of the particle detectors for the ILC. Ichinoseki City Kesennuma I.C. 3 hr 30 min to Ichinoseki Station Via Tsukuba Via Keisei Skyliner 41 min Ohira Express Ueno Station Ishinomaki Pop.126,000 3 hr 40 min to Mizusawa-Esashi Station residents. ・ Sendai Airport carries 5 international routes and 9 Sendai City ■Along major roads 45 min Taiwa Tohoku Expressway By foot 20 min Naruse ・ By Car: 4 hr 40 min to Ichinoseki I.C. 3 min domestic routes.