is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kimotsuki District,
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...
,
Japan
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. The town occupies the southern part of the
Ōsumi Peninsula
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The projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma ...
and its name literally means "the southern part of Ōsumi."
The town was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of
Nejime and
Sata
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, both from
Kimotsuki District.
As of April 2017, the town has an estimated population of 9,897.
The total area is 213.59 km².
Geography
Located at
31 degrees north latitude, Minamiōsumi is the southernmost town on the Japanese "mainland" (Japan's four main islands).
Neighboring towns
*
Kimotsuki
*
Kinkō.
History
The town name was chosen from among ideas submitted by the public.
Town formation
*The village of Nejime became the town of
Nejime on January 1, 1941.
*The village of Sata became the town of
Sata
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on September 1, 1947.
*Nejime and Sata, both from
Kimotsuki District, were merged to become Minamiōsumi on March 31, 2005.
Government
Town hall
The former Nejime Town Hall now serves as the Minamiōsumi Town Hall. The former Sata Town Hall is now a branch office.
Local information
Education
High schools
*Minamiōsumi High School.
Junior High schools
*Nejime Junior High School
*Daiichi Sata Junior High School
Elementary schools
*Kamiyama Elementary School
*Sata Elementary School
Transportation
Bus
Minamiōsumi is served by the Osumi Kotsu Network of buses, operated by the Kagoshima Kotsu Group.
National roads
*National Route 269
**"Michi no Eki" rest area located at Nejime
Toll roads
*Sata Misaki Road Parkway, providing access to
Cape Sata
Maritime
*
Port of Nejime
*
Other information
Famous places
*
Cape Sata, southernmost point of Japan's four main islands
*
Ogawa Falls
*Nejime
Onsen
In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...
*Former Sata Medicinal Garden
*Wild growing
Cycas revoluta
''Cycas revoluta'' (Sotetsu apanese ソテツ sago palm, king sago, sago cycad, Japanese sago palm) is a species of gymnosperm in the family Cycadaceae, native to southern Japan including the Ryukyu Islands. It is one of several species used f ...
, the so-called "Sago Palm"
Events
*Misaki Festival (February)
*Dragon Boat Festival (October)
Famous natives
*Mire Aika (1964- ), actress
*Naoki Uchizono (1974- ), professional baseball player
References
External links
*
Minamiōsumi official website
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Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture