is a

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located in Koyu 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

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of 16,663 and the

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of 271 persons per km². The total area is 61.53 km².

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

* Miyazaki * Saito * Takanabe

History

Shintomi was formed by the merger of 2 villages, Tonda and Nyūta. In Shintomi, all of the windows in the schools are double-paned to block noise from a nearby military base.

Schools

There are 4 elementary schools and 3 middle schools in Shintomi.

Economy

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es,

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, and

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s are cultivated in agricultural areas of Shintomi. In the mountain areas,

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s and other

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are raised.

Transportation

Railway

JR Kyushu 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 ...

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima via the east coast of Kyushu, passing through the pr ...

** Hyūga-Shintomi

Highways

Japan National Route 10 240px, Route 10, Ōita 240px, Route 10, Fukuoka, Kanda is a Japanese highway on the island of Kyushu. It originates at the intersection with Route 2 in Kitakyushu, Furoka and passes through the prefectural capitals of Ōita and Miyazaki, ...

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References

External links

*
Shintomi official website
{{Miyazaki Towns in Miyazaki Prefecture