|
Miyoshi, Hiroshima
270px, Panorama of central Miyoshi 270px, Aerial photo of central Miyoshi is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,106 in 23154 households and a population density of 63 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Miyoshi is located almost in the middle of the Chugoku region, with the Chugoku Mountains to the north and a flat agricultural area to the south. Together with the neighboring city of Shōbara, it forms the northern part of the prefecture called the "Bihoku region". Because the tributaries of the Enokawa River meet at the Miyoshi Basin, it prospered as a river port and has long functioned as a strategic point for culture, economy, and transportation connecting the San'in and San'yō regions. About one-third of the rain that falls in Hiroshima Prefecture is collected here, and it has abundant water. Due to the confluence of rivers, fog tends to occur in this area from late autumn to early spring. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Japan
A is a local Public administration, administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato, Shimane
270px, Hamahara Dam 270px, Enokawa River is a town located in Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,355 in 1844 households and a population density of 15 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Misato is located in central Shimane, in the Chugoku Mountains bordered by Hiroshima Prefecture to the south. The Enokawa River runs through the town. Climate Misato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Misato is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1711 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Misato has been decreasing and is now only a third of what it was 50 years ago. Neighboring municipalities Hiros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iinan, Shimane
is a town located in Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,502 in 2018 households and a population density of 19 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Iinan is located in the Chugoku Mountains on the border of Shimane Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture, about 90% of the town is forest and wilderness. Surrounded by mountains of around 1000 meters, the flatland is about 450 meters above sea level, and the entire town is a heavy snowfall area. The Gōno River flows to its west. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. * Mountains: Mt. Oyorogi, Mt. Kotobiki, Mt. Mengame * Rivers: Kando River, Tonbara River, Akana River, Ono River (Tributary of Kando River) *Lakes: Lake Kijima (Kijima Reservoir). Subdivisions * Akana * Kijima * Oda * Tani * Tonbara, formerly part of Tonbara, Shimane Surrounding municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Miyoshi Shimane Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimane Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 Square kilometre, km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Shimane, Izumo, Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, and Masuda, Shimane, Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata (city), Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sera, Hiroshima
270px, Sera Winery 270px, Sera town panorama 270px, Fields in Sera 270px, Ryuge-ji temple in Sera is a town located in Sera District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,070 in 6809 households and a population density of 63 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Sera is located in east-central Hiroshima Prefecture. Adjoining municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Fuchū *Higashihiroshima * Mihara * Miyoshi *Onomichi Climate Sera has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Sera is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sera was on 7 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 31 January 1985. Demographics Per Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
270px, Sake Brewers in Saijō 270px, Panorama from Saijō Station 270px, Aerial view of Saijō area of Higashihiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,186 in 90,294 households and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Higashihiroshima extends from the coast of the Seto Inland Sea to the hilly area in the foothills of the Chugoku Mountains, with a large difference in elevation. It consists of the Saijō Basin, which is the largest basin in the prefecture, and the main urban center, and small basins scattered around it. The Numata River is located to the east, the Kurose River to the south, and the Seno River to the west. Because it is located in a basin, the diurnal temperature range (day and night) and annual temperature range (summer and winter) are large. Adjoining municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Akitakata * Hiroshima * Kumano *Kure * Mihara * Miyosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuchū, Hiroshima
270px, Aerial view of central Fuchū 270px, Panorama of Fuchū 270px, Fuchū Park is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 36,326 in 17013 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Fuchū is located in the basin of the Ashida River in eastern Hiroshima. Adjoining municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Fukuyama * Jinsekikōgen * Miyoshi *Onomichi * Sera *Shōbara Climate Fuchū has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Fuchū is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Fuchū was on July 28, 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 1981. Demographics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akitakata, Hiroshima
270px, ruins of Yoshida Koriyama Castle 270px, Aerial view of Yoshida urban center is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,810 in 13,319 households and a population density of 50 persons per km². The total area of the city is .The city lays claim to be the birthplace and hometown of Mōri Motonari, the Sengoku period ''daimyō'' of the 16th century. Geography Akitakata is located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, and is surrounded by the Chugoku Mountains. The Midori and Takamiya neighborhoods of the city are designated as heavy snowfall areas. Adjoining municipalities Hiroshima Prefecture * Hiroshima *Higashihiroshima * Kitahiroshima * Miyoshi Shimane Prefecture * Ōnan Climate Akitakata has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Akitakata is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima)
is a junction railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Along with Niimi Station, Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of Japan. Lines Miyoshi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 90.3 kilometers from the terminal station, terminus of the line at and 96.7 kilometers from . It is also the terminus for the Fukuen Line to . It was also the terminal station for the Sankō Line before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2018. Station layout Miyoshi Station is a reinforced concrete two-story building. It features two platforms which handle four lines: one side platform next to the station building and an island platform accessible via an enclosed footbridge above the tracks. The station building houses a small convenience store as well as automatic ticket vending machines and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed tic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōkamachi
The were centres of the domains of the feudal lords in medieval Japan. The ''jōkamachi'' represented the new, concentrated military power of the daimyo in which the formerly decentralized defence resources were concentrated around a single, central citadel. These cities did not necessarily form around castles after the Edo period; some are known as ''jin'yamachi'', cities that have evolved around ''jin'ya'' or government offices that are not intended to provide military services. Defined broadly, ''jokamachi'' includes ''jin'yamachi''. It is also referred to as ''jōka'', as was common before the early modern period. History The origins of ''jōkamachi'' dates back to the Kamakura period, but it was not until the 1570s in the Sengoku period that the ''jōkamachi'' predominated other types of town. The ''jōkamachi'' can be divided into the ''shugo jōkamachi'', in which a castle town is ruled by the resident daimyo. While the ''shugo jōkamachi'' were the political centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'in Region
The is an area in the southwest of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It consists of the northern part of the Chūgoku region, facing the Sea of Japan. Specifically, it is the two prefectures of Shimane Prefecture, Shimane and Tottori Prefecture, Tottori. Etymology The name San'in in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , "mountain", and the second, represents the "yin" of yin and yang. The name means the northern, shady side of the mountains in contrast to the ''yang'' "southern, sunny" San'yō region to the south. History Early history The San'in region has numerous Japanese Paleolithic, Paleolithic and Jōmon period (14,000 – 300 BC) remains, but its Yayoi period (300 BC – 250 AD) remains are the largest in Japan. The Mukibanda Yayoi remains in the low foothills of Mount Daisen in the cities of Daisen, Tottori, Daisen and Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture are the largest in Japan. The site is still only partially exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
