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Ōno District, Ōita
was a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2005, the district had 6 towns and 2 villages: * Asaji * Chitose * Inukai * Kiyokawa * Mie * Notsu * Ogata * Ōno On January 1, 2005, the town of Notsu was merged into the expanded city of Usuki. On March 31, 2005, the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa were merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno. Therefore, Ōno District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Timeline *February 1, 1956: **Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of Ogata. **Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of Naoiri (in Naoiri District). *October 1, 1956 - Parts of the town of Notsu was merged into the town of Mie. *April 1, 1957: **Parts of the village of Kiyokawa was merged into the town of Mie. **Parts of the village of Kiyokawa was merged into the town of Ogata. **Parts of the town of Inukai was merged into the town of Notsu. *January 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the southwest, and Miyazaki Prefecture to the south. Ōita is capital and largest city of Ōita Prefecture, with other major cities including Beppu, Nakatsu, and Saiki. Ōita Prefecture is located in the northeast of Kyūshū on the Bungo Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. Ōita Prefecture is famous for its hot springs and is a popular tourist destination in Japan for its '' onsens'' and '' ryokans'', particularly in and around the city of Beppu. History Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi Province, Hi Province, Kumaso Province and Toyo Province. Toyo Province was later divided into two regions, upper and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaji, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,304 and the density of 48.31 persons per km². The total area was 68.39 km². On March 31, 2005, Asaji, along with the towns of Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from .... Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitose, Ōita
was a List of villages in Japan, village located in Ōno District, Ōita, Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,468 and the population density, density of 115.17 persons per km². The total area was 21.43 km². On March 31, 2005, Chitose, along with the towns of Asaji, Ōita, Asaji, Inukai, Ōita, Inukai, Mie, Ōita, Mie, Ogata, Ōita, Ogata and Ōno, Ōita, Ōno, and the village of Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District, Ōita, Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno, Ōita, Bungo-Ōno. External links Official website of Bungo-ōno Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inukai, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,324 and the density of 92.51 persons per km². The total area was 46.74 km². On March 31, 2005, Inukai, along with the towns of Asaji, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno. Notable people Fictional * Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II, protagonist of comedy manga and live-action movie ''Detroit Metal City is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volume ...''. Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyokawa, Ōita
was a village located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,488 and the density of 52.73 persons per km². The total area was 47.18 km². On March 31, 2005, Kiyokawa, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the village of Chitose (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from .... Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mie, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 18,241 and the density of 112.48 persons per km2. The total area was 162.17 km2. On March 31, 2005, Mie, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from .... Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notsu, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,309 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 66.88 persons per km2. The total area was 139.19 km2. On January 1, 2005, Notsu was merged into the expanded city of Usuki. Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogata, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,277 and the density of 42.42 persons per km2. The total area was 147.96 km2. On March 31, 2005, Ogata, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno. History The history of Ogata town is based on ancient Japanese history that includes the legendary hero Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi. Saburo, feared by many as the "descendent of a giant serpent", also appears in ''the Tale of the Heike'' and is said to have contributed greatly to Minamoto no Yoshitsune's success in the battle of Dan-no-ura. Ogata town is home to three shrines built by Saburo, called "Ogata Sansha". Saburo himself is enshrined in one of these, called the "Ninomiya Hachiman Shrine", where his name is still transmitted to today's generation. Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi's younger bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōno, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,317 and the density of 48.56 persons per km². The total area was 109.49 km². On March 31, 2005, Ōno, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie and Ogata, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Bungo-Ōno was established on March 31, 2005, from the merger between the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from .... Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usuki, Ōita
is a city located on the east coast of Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for its Usuki Stone Buddhas, a national treasure, and its soy sauce production. Recently it has become known for having the look and feel of a Japanese castle town. It is part of Ōita City's metropolitan area through economics and thus has strong ties to Ōita City. Demographics and geography As of March 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 38,090 and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area is 291.08 km2. The city is bordered by Ōita City, Saiki, Tsukumi, and Bungo-ōno. The city looks upon the Bungo Channel in the east. The city surrounds the Bay of Usuki with the Saganoseki Peninsula in the north and the Nagame Peninsula in the south. Within the bay are Kuroshima Island and Tsukumi Island. Water from the bay flows into Usuki River, around whose flat lands town areas have been built. The northern part of the city has gently-sloping hills while the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
