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Hayato, Kagoshima
is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 43,844 and the density of 555.30 persons per km². The total area was 66.49 km². On November 7, 2005, Hayato, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Extract from thHayato website Hayato is located in the center of Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan and has a population of 37,000. Covering an area of 66.49 square kilometers, Hayato is a land rich in nature with Kinko Bay to the south and Kirishima mountains to the north. In the nearby waters one can see the small islands of Kamitsukuri floating in the distance, famous for Takachiho Shrine, where the shinto god Hikohohodemi no Mikoto rested in ancient times. Ruins surrounding this as well historical sites of the Kumaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizobe, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,615 and a population density, density of 135.67 persons per km². The total area was 63.50 km². The area to the west and east are mountainous while farmlands are within the valley areas. On November 7, 2005, Mizobe, along with the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima's Kagoshima Airport, airport is to the south with a runway of nearly 2 km. It is accessed with the Kyūshū Expressway in the south at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples. The term ''Indigenous'' was first, in its modern context, used by Europeans, who used it to differentiate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the European settlers of the Americas and from the Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought to the Americas as enslaved people. The term may have first been used in this context by Sir Thomas Browne in 1646, who stated "and although in many parts thereof there be at present swarms of ''Negroes'' serving under the ''Spaniard'', yet were they all transported from ''Africa'', since the discovery of ''Columbus''; and are not indigenous or proper natives of ''America''." Peoples are usually described as "Indigenous" when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early culture that is assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumaso
The were a mythical people of ancient Japan mentioned in the '' Kojiki'', believed to have lived in the south of Kyūshū until at least the Nara period. The last leader of the Kumaso, Torishi-Kaya was killed by Yamato Takeru in 397. The name of Kumamoto Prefecture originates from the Kumaso people. Origins Scholars such as Kakubayashi Fumio, ''"although information is extremely limited"'', concluded that they were of Austronesian origin based on some linguistic and cultural evidence, theorising that the word ''kaya'', present in personal names or titles, such as Torishi-Kaya, has the same root as Tagalog ''"kaya"'', meaning "ability; capability; competence; resources; wealth" and Malay and Indonesian ''"kaya"'', meaning "rich, wealthy, having wealth". The ''So'' present in Kumaso was also theorised to have the same origins as ''tsuo, tsau, thau, sau, tau, tao'' supposedly meaning "people" in Austronesian languages. Overview William George Aston, in his translation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikohohodemi No Mikoto
, also known as , is a figure in Japanese mythology, the third and youngest son of and the blossom princess . He is one of the ancestors of the Emperor of Japan, Emperors of Japan as the grandfather of Emperor Jimmu. He is also known as . Mythology Hoori's legend is told in both the ''Kojiki'' and the ''Nihon Shoki''. Hoori was a hunter, and he had an argument with his brother Hoderi, a fisherman, over a fish-hook that Hoori had forced his elder brother to lend him and had lost. Hoderi claimed that Hoori should give back the fish-hook, for he refused to accept another one (due to the belief that each tool is animated and hence unique). Hoori then descended to the bottom of the sea to search, but was unable to find it. Instead, he found Toyotama-hime, the daughter of the sea god, Ryūjin. The sea god helped Hoori find Hoderi's lost hook, and Hoori later married Toyotama-hime. Hoori lived with his wife in a palace under the sea for three years, but after that Hoori became home-si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Japan
Japan has three levels of governments: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities, with 1,719 in total (January 2013 figures There are four types of municipalities in Japan: Cities of Japan, cities, towns, villages and special wards (the ''ku'' of Tokyo). In Japanese, this system is known as , where each kanji in the word represents one of the four types of municipalities. Some designated cities also have further administrative subdivisions, also known as wards. But, unlike the Special wards of Tokyo, these wards are not municipalities. Status The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases above fifty thousand, and a city can (but need not) be demoted to a town or village when its population decreases below fifty thousand. The least-populated cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima, Kagoshima
is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city. As of October 1, 2020, the city has a population of 123,205 with 58,159 households and a population density of . The total area is . The modern city of Kirishima was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Hayato, Kirishima (former), Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District). The Uenohara site dates from the Jōmon period. Shrines include Kirishima-Jingū. Topography *Mountains **Mount Kirishima (see List of volcanoes in Japan) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokogawa, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,397 and the population density, density of 76.61 persons per km². The total area was 70.45 km². On November 7, 2005, Yokogawa, along with the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono and Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. References * :ja:横川町, Japanese Wikipedia article about Yokogawa External links Official website of Kirishima Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makizono, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 9,041 (4,202 men and 4,839 women) and the population density, density of 71.27 persons per km². The total area was 129.66 km². On November 7, 2005, Makizono, along the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, with the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Some of the first inhabitants of this area were the Kumaso people of the early Jōmon period. Archeological digs in the Manzen district have revealed ancient artifacts most likely used by the Kumaso. Kumaso no Ana in the neighboring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aira District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The current population is 11,420. Towns The district has one town: * Yūsui History *April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Chōsa, Kajiki, Gamo, Mizobe, Shigetomi and Yamada were created within Aira District. (6 villages) *April 1, 1897 – Aira District merges with Nishisoo (the villages of Fukuyama, Kokubu, Nishikokubu, Higashikokubu, Shikine, Shimizu, and Higashi襲山村) and Kuwahara Districts (the villages of Kurino, Yoshimatsu, Makizono, Yokogawa, Nishi襲山村). (18 villages) *June 1, 1912 – The villages of Kajiki gained town status. (1 town, 17 villages) *April 1, 1926 – The village of Kokubu gained town status. (2 towns, 16 villages) *November 1, 1928 – The village of Kamou gained town status. (3 towns, 15 villages) *October 10, 1929 – The village of Nishikokubu gained town status and renamed to become the town of Hayato. (4 towns, 14 villages) *November 1, 1929 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuyama, Kagoshima
was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,209 and the density of 105.21 persons per km². The total area was 68.52 km². On November 7, 2005, Fukuyama, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Hayato, Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kirishima Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima, Kagoshima (town)
:''The article is about a former town. For a current city, see Kirishima, Kagoshima.'' was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2005 (prior to the merger), the town had a population of 5,795 and the density of 70.21 people/km². The total area was 82.54 km². On November 7, 2005, Kirishima absorbed with the old city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono, Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima . The Kirishima region is famous for the Kirishima-Jingū, Kirishima Shrine (霧島神宮) and the chain of volcanic mountains above it, especially Mt. Takachiho (高千穂). According to traditional Shinto legends, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, descendant of the Japanese sun-goddess Amaterasu, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
