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Nakatsu, Ōita
is a Cities of Japan, city on the northern border of Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 82,301 in 41222 households, and a population density of 96 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Nakatsu is in the northwest corner of Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu and faces the Gulf of Suō on the Seto Inland Sea to the northeast. To the east of Nakatsu is Usa, Ōita, Usa and to the southwest is Hita, Ōita, Hita. Nakatsu touches the border of Fukuoka Prefecture on its west. Some 80% of the city area is mountainous, mainly in the south There is a wide stretch of flat, agricultural land which begins at the mouth of Yamakuni River and extends to Mount Hiko called the Nakatsu plain, making it the largest agricultural area in the prefecture. The tallest mountain in Nakatsu is Mount Hachimen (八面山, ''Hachimen-zan'') which literally means "eight-faced mountain." Its name is said to have come from the fact that the mountain looks near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miyako, Fukuoka
260px, Buzen Kokubun-ji is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,049 in 8405 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Miyako is located in northeastern of Fukuoka Prefecture, to the southwest of Yukuhashi City. The southern part of former Saikawa Town has many valleys and mountains, and because it is prone to snowfall in the winter, there used to be a ski resort around Notoge. The area adjacent to Yukuhashi City and the former Toyotsu/Katsuyama Town area are rural areas of the Kyoto Plain, where the Imagawa River and Hara River flow. The northern part is Hiraodai, a karst plateau. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Aka * Chikujō * Kawara *Kitakyushu * Soeda * Yukuhashi Ōita Prefecture * Nakatsu Climate Miyako has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kōge, Fukuoka
270px, Michi-no-eki Shin-Yoshitomi is a town located in Chikujō, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,269 in 3228 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Kōge is the easternmost town in Fukuoka Prefecture, bordering Buzen City to the west, Yoshitomi Town to the north, and Nakatsu City in Oita Prefecture across the Yamakuni River. The northern part of the town area is a plain, and the southern part is mountainous. Neighbouring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Buzen * Yoshitomi Ōita Prefecture * Nakatsu Climate Kōge has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kōge is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1623 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chikujō, Fukuoka
file:Hamanomiya Beach 20161116-3.jpg, 270px, Hamanomiya Beach is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Chikujō District, Fukuoka, Chikujō District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,834, and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Chikujō is located in the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, approximately halfway between Yukuhashi, Fukuoka and Nakatsu, Ōita. In the northern part of the town is the Chikushi Mountains, which includes mountains such as Mount Kubote and Mount Inugadake. The northerneast part of the town faces the Gulf of Suo on the Seto Inland Sea. The town is mostly rural. The town is roughly 75 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Fukuoka (city), Fukuoka and 35 kilometers from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Buzen, Fukuoka, Buzen *Miyako, Fukuoka, Miyako *Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, Yukuhashi Ōita Prefecture *Nakatsu, Ōit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Buzen, Fukuoka
file:20160924kubote003.jpg, 270px, Mt. Kubote and Mt. Inugadake file:Buzen city center area Aerial photograph.2013.jpg, 270px, Buzen city center is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 23,844 in 11794 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Buzen is located in the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, approximately halfway between Yukuhashi, Fukuoka and Nakatsu, Ōita. In the southern part of the city is the Chikushi Mountains, which includes mountains such as Mount Kubote and Mount Inugadake. The northern part of the city faces the Gulf of Suo on the Seto Inland Sea. The town is mostly rural and extends nearly 100 km² inland towards more mountainous terrain. The city is roughly 80 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Fukuoka (city), Fukuoka and 43 kilometers from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hachimenzan
Mount Hachimen (八面山, ''Hachimen-zan'') is a mesa in Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Its elevation is 659.4 meter (2,163 feet). It is the most prominent mountain in Nakatsu and is seen as a symbol of the city. As it is said that the mountain looks the same from every direction, it was given the name ''Hachimen-zan'' ( "eight-faced mountain"). It is also sometimes called Yayama (箭山, "arrow mountain") due to the Pseudosasa japonica, arrow bamboo that once grew on the mountain. Hachimenzan Peace Park On May 7, 1945, a United States Army Air Forces, USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress, B-29 bomber aircraft, which was taking part in a Air raids on Japan, raid on an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, Imperial Japanese airbase in Usa, Ōita was Aerial ramming, rammed by a Kawasaki Ki-45, Kawasaki Ki-45 ''Toryu.'' The B-29 crashed into Mount Hachimen, killing eight of the eleven-person crew. The Japanese ''Toryu'' also crashed, killing the pilot. The three survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mount Hiko
file:Hoheiden of Hikosan Shrine.jpg, Hikosan Jingu , is a mountain on the border between Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan. It straddles the municipalities of Soeda, Fukuoka and Nakatsu, Ōita, with its Topographical summit, elevation of metres within the borders of Nakatsu. The mountain is also within the borders of the Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park. It is one of Japan's 100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era), 100 Scenic Views and Japan's 200 Famous Mountains. It is also regarded as a Sacred mountains, sacred mountain and one of the three major centers for Shugendō. It was designated a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site in 2017. Overview Mount Hiko is the third highest mountain in Fukuoka Prefecture, after Mount Shaka (1230 meters) on the border with Hita, Ōita, and Mount Gozendake (1209 meters) in Yame, Fukuoka. The mountain area is an area where the prefectural border between Fukuoka and Oita prefectures has not been determined. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yamakuni River
The is a river that flows through the Ōita Prefecture in Japan. In its lower reaches it provides the boundary to the Fukuoka Prefecture to the west. The Yamakuni River arises on the slopes of the sacred Mount Hiko on the border of Oita and Fukuoka prefectures, flowing towards the sea through the Yabakei and Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu plains, and empties into the Seto Inland Sea. Tributaries include the Yamaoi River, Atoda River and Yamautsuri River. It is known as the largest rapid river in Kyushu, and when torrential rain occurs in the upper reaches, a large amount of rain flows down in a short time, which has the characteristic of causing flooding. Structures The Yabakei Dam on a tributary, the Yamautsuri River, and Heisei Ozeki Dam, Heisei Ozeki Barrage, help control the river system. The Yabakei Bridge over it, is the longest stone bridge in Japan. Tourism It runs through the Yabakei Gorge (Shinyabakei Gorge) and is adjacent to Aonodōmon (Blue Tunnel) in the Yaba-Hita-Hikos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hita, Ōita
file:Hita city office.jpg, 270px, Hita City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,148 in 27,556 households, and a population density of 96 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Hita is located in the far west of Ōita Prefecture, and borders the neighboring prefectures of Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka and Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto. Surrounding cities include Kurume to the west, Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu to the north, and Kusu, Ōita, Kusu to the east. Hita is a natural Drainage basin, basin surrounded by mountains, with several rivers that eventually become the Chikugo River. Due to this connection, although Hita is placed within Ōita Prefecture, it shares a historical connection to Fukuoka Prefecture. The dialect used in Hita has characteristics of the Hichiku dialect used in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Saga Prefectures. Many rivers that run through Hita join up to the Mikuma River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
