is a

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located in Kitamorokata District,

Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ...

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. As of October 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 25,591 and the density of 231 persons per km². The total area is 110.02 km². In October 2022, it was ranked as the best town to live in in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

* Miyazaki Prefecture ** Miyazaki ** Miyakonojō ** Nichinan

Transportation

The primary form of transportation in Mimata is the

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. There is one train station in Mimata and it is on the Nippō Main Line of

Kyushu Railway Company The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

(JR Kyushu).

Attractions

* is famous for its

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Festival. This happens in April of every year during the

Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around ...

season. Shiibae is located only 12 km from the JR

Mimata Station is a railway station in Mimata, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. Lines The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 385.6 km from the starting point of the line at . Layout ...

. * is located only 8 km from the JR

. It is approximately 10 minutes by car. * is located in the center of a local park. It was built in 1942. It is located 4 km from the JR Mimata Station. It is nicknamed which means "glasses bridge". This is because it looks like a pair of eyeglasses when it is reflected in the water.

Education

*Primary: **Mimata Elementary School **Mimata West Elementary School **Katsuoka Elementary School **Kajiyama Elementary School **Miyamura Elementary School **Nagata Elementary School *Secondary: **Mimata Junior High School **East Miyakonojo High School

Mimata Junior High School

This is currently the largest junior high in all of Miyazaki Prefecture and in 2006 was the 3rd largest school Secondary Education School in the prefecture.

East Miyakonojō High School

Mimata does not have any public high schools. Within its boundaries is East Miyakonojō High School which is a privately run. It is called East Miyakonojō High School because the private funding comes from Miyakonojō. Because of the sheer size of Mimata Junior High School, many students do not get admitted to East Miyakonojō High School. They take a train from Mimata Station or bike to other nearby high schools either in Miyakonojō proper or other neighboring towns.

References

External links

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Official website
Towns in Miyazaki Prefecture {{Miyazaki-geo-stub