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Miyaki District is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. In February 2009, the district had an estimated population of 54,233 and a density of 625 per km2. The total area is 86.82 km2. Municipalities * Kamimine * Kiyama * Miyaki History Miyaki Di ...

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...

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. It is the first town in Saga to have its name spelled in ''

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'' rather than ''

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''. It is named after the

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it is located in. As of March 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 25,534.

Geography

Miyaki is located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture, about east of Saga City and about south of

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. The northern part of Miyaki contains the Chikushi Mountains, and the southern part contains the

Chikugo River The flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. With a total length of , it is the longest river on Kyūshū. It flows from Mount Aso and empties into the Ariake Sea. It is also nicknamed "Chikushijirō". The up ...

. It borders

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on the north and south.

Adjoining municipalities

** Kamimine ** Tosu ** Kanzaki **

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Kurume is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579 and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km². On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from ...

** Nakagawa

History

* April 1, 1889 - The present system of municipalities is established and the area occupied by Miyaki consists of the villages of Nakabaru, Kitashigeyasu, Minamishigeyasu, and Mikawa. * April 1, 1955 - The villages Minamishigeyasu and Nakabaru merge to form Mine Village. * May 5, 1962 - Mine Village becomes Mine Town. * April 1, 1965 - Kitashigeyasu Village becomes Kitashigeyasu Town. * April 1, 1971 - Nakabaru Village becomes Nakabaru Town. * March 1, 2005 - The towns of Mine, Kitashigeyasu and Nakabaru merge to form Miyaki Town.

Education

High schools

*Saga Prefectural Miyaki High School

Junior high schools

*Nakabaru Junior High School *Kitashigeyasu Junior High School *Mine Junior High School

Elementary schools

*Nakabaru Elementary School *Kitashigeyasu Elementary School *Mine Higashi Elementary School *Mine Nishi Elementary School

Transportation

Air

The nearest airports are

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and

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Rail

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Nagasaki Main Line The , or simply Nagasaki Line, is a railway line owned by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) connecting Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There is a separate branch of this line from Kikitsu S ...

***

Nakabaru Station is a railway station in Miyaki, Miyaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. Lines The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 8.5 km from the starting point of t ...

Road

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: **There are no expressways in Miyaki. The closest interchange is the Higashisefuri Interchange. *

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: **

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** Route 264 * Prefectural roads: **Saga Prefectural Routes 19, 22 and 31

Notable places

Chiriku Hachiman Shrine Chiriku Hachiman Shrine (千栗八幡宮, ''Chiriku Hachimangu'') is a Shinto shrine located in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 724. Its main festival is held annuall ...

*Shirasaka Park

References

External links

*
Miyaki official website
{{Saga Prefecture Towns in Saga Prefecture