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Ōtō, Fukuoka
is a town located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5,066 in 2615 households, and a population density of 360 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The town is known for its small, palm-sized mangoes. Geography Ōtō is located in the Chikuho region of northeastern of Fukuoka Prefecture. The Hikoyama River flowing from north to south through the center of the town, and much of the town belongs to the Tagawa Basin. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Aka * Kawara * Kawasaki * Soeda * Tagawa Climate Ōtō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōtō is as shown below History The area of Ōtō was part of ancient Buzen Province and part of the holdings of Kokura Domain in the Edo Period. The village of Ōtō was established on May 1, 1889 with the cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawara, Fukuoka
270px, Mount Kawara is a town located in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,164 in 5388 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Kawara is located in the northeastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, at the northeastern end of the Chikuho region. Most of the town area is mountainous, except for the southwestern edge. Mt. Ushizari in the western part of town and Ryugahana in the northern part of the town attract the largest number of climbers throughout the year, especially during the spring tourist season. Kaharudake, located in the western part of the town, is mainly made of limestone, and became famous after appearing in the novel ''The Gate of Youth'' by Hiroyuki Itsuki. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Aka * Fukuchi *Kitakyushu * Miyako * Ōtō * Tagawa Climate Kawara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yakuza'' is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. The yakuza are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as '' yubitsume'', or amputation of the left little finger. Members are often portrayed as males with heavily tattooed bodies and wearing '' fundoshi'', sometimes with a kimono or, in more recent years, a Western-style "sharp" suit covering them. At their height, the yakuza maintained a large presence in the Japanese media, and they also operated internationally. In 1963, the number of yakuza members and quasi-members reached a peak of 184,100. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diet Of Japan
, transcription_name = ''Kokkai'' , legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet , coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg , house_type = Bicameral , houses = , foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type = President of the House of Councillors , leader1 = Masakazu Sekiguchi , party1 = LDP , election1 = 11 November 2024 , leader2_type = Speaker of the House of Representatives , leader2 = Fukushiro Nukaga , party2 = LDP , election2 = 11 November 2024 , leader3_type = Prime Minister , leader3 = Shigeru Ishiba , party3 = LDP , election3 = 1 October 2024 , members = , house1 = House of Councillors , structure1 = Japan House of Councillors Political Groups - November 2024.svg , political_groups1 = Government (140) * LDP (113) * Kōmeitō (27) Opposition (91) * CDP- SDP (41) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives Of Japan
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a Party-list proportional representation, party-list system of proportional representation, and 289 are elected from single-member constituencies. The overall voting system used to elect the House of Representatives is a Parallel voting, parallel system, a form of semi-proportional representation. Under a parallel system, the allocation of list seats does not take into account the outcome in the single seat constituencies. Therefore, the overall allocation of seats in the House of Representatives is not proportional, to the advantage of larger parties. In contrast, in bodies such as the German ''Bundestag'' or the New Zealand Parliament the election of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka 11th District
Fukuoka 11th district (福岡県第11区, ''Fukuoka-ken dai-ju-ikku'' or simply 福岡11区, ''Fukuoka-ju-ikku'') is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. List of representatives Election Results See also * List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan , the House of Representatives of Japan is elected from a combination of multi-member districts and single-member districts, a method called parallel voting. Currently, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member districts (called proportional ... References {{Japan House of Representatives Districts 1994 establishments in Japan Constituencies established in 1994 House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Fukuoka Prefecture Buzen, Fukuoka Tagawa, Fukuoka Yukuhashi, Fukuoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly 60% of all national legislatures and an even greater share of subnational legislatures. Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there is no possibility of gridlock (politics), deadlock between two chambers. Proponents of unicameralism have also argued that it reduces costs, even if the number of legislators stays the same, since there are fewer instituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokura Domain
270px, Ogasawara Tadanobu, final daimyo of Kokura Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now eastern Fukuoka Prefecture. It was centered around Kokura Castle in what is now Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and was ruled by the ''fudai daimyō'' Ogasawara clan for much of its history. In the Bakumatsu period and first years of the Meiji period, it was briefly known as and then . History In 1587, Takahashi Motane, the adopted heir of Takahashi Kansei, surrendered Kokura Castle to Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Hideyoshi's conquest of Kyūshū. He assigned it to Mori Katsunobu with a fief 60,000 ''koku'' (one theory says 100,000 ''koku'') in Buzen Province. Furthermore, his son Katsunaga was also given either 10,000 ''koku'' or 40,000 ''koku'' in Buzen Province, and changed his original surname "Mori" to "Mōri" Mōri clan, ruler of the Chugoku region although he was not a blood relation. Mōri Katsunobu and his son Katsunaga sided with the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzen Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of northeastern Kyūshū, corresponding to part of southeastern Fukuoka Prefecture and northwestern Ōita Prefecture. Buzen bordered on Bungo Province, Bungo to the south, and Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen to the north and west. Its abbreviated form name was (a name which it shared with Bungo Province), although it was also called . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Buzen was one of the provinces of the Saikaidō circuit. Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Buzen was ranked as one of the "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "far countries" (遠国) in terms of distance from the capital. History Early history During the Kofun period, the area of Buzen had two main power centers: Toyouni in the northwest and Usa-kuni in the southeast (the area around what is now Usa, Ōita, Usa, each of which was ruled by a ''kuni no miyatsuko''. By the Asuka period, the area had been consolida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humid Subtropical Climate
A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° and are located poleward from adjacent tropical climates, and equatorward from either humid continental (in North America and Asia) or oceanic climates (in other continents). It is also known as warm temperate climate in some climate classifications. Under the Köppen climate classification, ''Cfa'' and ''Cwa'' climates are either described as humid subtropical climates or warm temperate climates. This climate features mean temperature in the coldest month between (or ) and and mean temperature in the warmest month or higher. However, while some climatologists have opted to describe this climate type as a "humid subtropical climate", Köppen himself never used this term. The humid subtropical climate classific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
