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Ōno District, Ōita
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2005, the district had 6 towns and 2 villages: * Asaji, Ōita, Asaji * Chitose, Ōita, Chitose * Inukai, Ōita, Inukai * Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa * Mie, Ōita, Mie * Notsu, Ōita, Notsu * Ogata, Ōita, Ogata * Ōno, Ōita, Ōno On January 1, 2005, the town of Notsu, Ōita, Notsu was merged into the expanded city of Usuki, Ōita, Usuki. On March 31, 2005, the towns of Asaji, Ōita, Asaji, Inukai, Ōita, Inukai, Mie, Ōita, Mie, Ogata, Ōita, Ogata and Ōno, Ōita, Ōno, and the villages of Chitose, Ōita, Chitose and Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa were merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno, Ōita, 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, Ōita, Naoiri (in Naoiri District, Ōita, Naoiri District). *October ... [...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 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) 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 the 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 ''onsen'' and '' ryokan'', particularly in and around the city of Beppu. It has more ''onsen'' than any other Japanese prefecture. History Around the 6th century, Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi Province, Hi Province, Kumaso Province and Toyo P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...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 Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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. References Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitose, Ōita
was a village located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,468 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 115.17 persons per km2. The total area was 21.43 km2. On March 31, 2005, Chitose, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the village of Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno. References 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 Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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''. References 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 Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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. Reference Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mie, Ōita
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Ōno District, Ōita, Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 18,241 and the population density, 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, Ōita, Asaji, Inukai, Ōita, Inukai, Ogata, Ōita, Ogata and Ōno, Ōita, Ōno, and the villages of Chitose, Ōita, Chitose and Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District, Ōita, Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno, Ōita, Bungo-Ōno. References 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 ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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. References Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Usuki, Ōita {{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 younge ... [...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 Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... 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. References Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usuki, Ōita
270px, Usuki Stone Buddhas is a city located on the east coast of Ōita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,155 in 14538 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is famous for its Usuki Stone Buddhas, a National Treasure, and its soy sauce production. Geography Usuki is located in east-central Ōita Prefecture, bordered by the prefectural capital at Ōita City to the north. The eastern part faces the Bungo Channel and stretches along Usuki Bay, surrounded by the Saganoseki Peninsula to the north and the Nagame Peninsula to the south. Within the bay are Kuroshima Island and Tsukumi Island. The main urban area is on the plains around the mouth of the Usuki River, which flows into Usuki Bay. The inland area consists of gentle hills in the north and rising to an elevation of 500 to 600 meters in the south. Neighboring municipalities Ōita Prefecture * Bungo-Ōno * Ōita * Tsukumi Climate Usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
