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Kunisaki Hantō Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park on the Kunisaki Peninsula in northeast Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1951, the park spans the municipalities of Bungotakada, Kitsuki, Kunisaki, and Usa. The park encompasses the temples of Fuki-ji and Maki Ōdō as well as Kumano magaibutsu, and includes a marine zone of 41 km2. See also * National Parks of Japan * Setonaikai National Park is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering Prefectures of Japan, prefectures. Designated a national park in 1934, it has since been expanded several times. It contains about 3,000 islands, know ... References External links *Maps of Kunisaki Hantō Prefectural Natural Park Parks and gardens in Ōita Prefecture Protected areas established in 1951 1951 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunisaki, Ōita
is a small coastal city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,721 in 13082 households, and a population density of 81 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kunisaki covers the northeastern part of Ōita Prefecture and almost the eastern half of the Kunisaki Peninsula (excluding the southeastern part), and faces the Gulf of Iyo on the Seto Inland Sea to the north and east. Settlements are scattered in areas near the sea, and the city center is located near the sea in the central eastern part of the city. The western part of the city is located in the central part of the Kunisaki Peninsula and is mountainous. The city center is located approximately 60 km by road (approximately 40 km in a straight line) from Ōita City, the prefectural capital. Neighboring municipalities Ōita Prefecture * Bungo-Takada * Kitsuki Mountains * Mount Fudo (or Hudo) * Mount Futago (Futago-san) at 720m and the tallest * Moun ... [...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] |
Prefectural Natural Park
and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-national parks, of a slightly lesser beauty, size, diversity, or state of preservation, are recommended for ministerial designation and managed by the prefectures under the supervision of the ministry. History Japan established its first or public parks in 1873 ( Asakusa Park, Asukayama Park, Fukagawa Park, Shiba Park, and Ueno Park). In 1911 local citizens petitioned that the shrines and forests of Nikkō be placed under public protection. In 1929 the National Parks Association was formed. In 1931 the first was passed. After much study and survey, in March 1934 the first parks were established — Setonaikai, Unzen and Kirishima — with five more in December and a further four two years later. Three further parks were establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Japan
Japan has three levels of governments: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities, with 1,719 in total as of January 2014. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards of Tokyo (). In Japanese, this system is known as , where each kanji in the word represents one of the four types of municipalities. Some designated cities also have further administrative subdivisions, also known as wards. But, unlike the special wards of Tokyo, these wards are not municipalities. Status The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases above fifty thousand, and a city can (but need not) be demoted to a town or village when its population decreases below fifty thousand. The least-populated city, Utashinai, Hokkaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungotakada, Ōita
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 21,980 in 11038 households, and a population density of 96 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Bungotakada is located in the western part of the Kunisaki Peninsula in northern Ōita Prefecture, facing the Gulf of Suō at the edge of the Seto Inland Sea. The city center is located in the Takada area, which stretches across the plains along the Katsura River (:ja: 桂川 (大分県), 桂川, ''Katsura-gawa'') and was once a prosperous shipping and commercial town. It is located approximately 30 minutes by car from Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu City and approximately one hour by car from the prefectural capital, Ōita (city), Ōita City. In the Tamatsu district in the north of the city center, there is a hilly area which is the site of the former Takada Castle. Its ''jōkamachi'' castle town was developed from the Edo period onwards. Moving in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitsuki, Ōita
file:杵築市役所.jpg, 270px, Kitsuki City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,761 in 13199 households, and a population density of 96 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kitsuki is located in east-central Ōita Prefecture at the southern tip of the Kunisaki Peninsula, across Beppu Bay from the prefectural capital at Ōita City. By land, it is approximately 35 kilometers from the center of Ōita City. The northern and western parts of the city are mountainous. Tateishi Pass, adjacent to Usa City, is the border between the former Bungo Province and Buzen Province. Neighboring municipalities Ōita Prefecture *Bungotakada, Ōita, Bungo-Takada *Hiji, Ōita, Hiji *Kunisaki, Ōita, Kunisaki *Usa, Ōita, Usa Climate Kitsuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usa, Ōita
is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,808 in 26026 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is notable for Usa Jingū, the head shrine of all 40,000 Hachiman shrines across Japan. Geography Usa is located on the northern base of the Kunisaki Peninsula and faces the Gulf of Suō to the north, Nakatsu City to the west, Kusu Town and Yufu City to the south, and Kitsuki City and Bungotakada City to the east. Three districts have traditionally been economic and cultural centers: the Usa district (particularly Minami-Usa), which developed as the shrine town associated with Usa Jingū (also known as the Usa Shrine), the Yokkaichi district, which developed as the temple town of Hongan-ji Temple and administrative center, and the Nagasu district, which developed as a port town. Neighboring municipalities Ōita Prefecture * Beppu * Bungo-Takada * Hiji * Kitsuki * Kusu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuki-ji
is Buddhist temple located in the city of Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture Japan. it is a temple of the Tendai sect, and its '' honzon'' is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Claimed to have been founded in 718 AD, the temple was also called "Amida-ji". The precincts of the temple were designated a National Historic Site in 2013. History The Kunisaki Peninsula, where Fuki-ji is located, is a land closely related to Usa Jingū, which was an early center for ''Shinbutsu-shūgō'' a syncretistic belief system of Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, from the early Nara period. Fuki-ji, like many other temples on the Kunisaki Peninsula, claims to have been founded in 718 by a monk named Ninmon ( 仁聞). Ninmon, a mostly a legendary figure, is said to have been associated with the six townships on the Kunisaki Peninsula (Musashi, Kunawa, Kunisaki, Tashibu, Aki), where he founded 28 temples and constructed 69,000 Buddha statues. Due to a lack of historical records from the time, the exact origins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Ōdō
is an historic temple in Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The current buildings are the Edo-period Hondō and an exhibition hall dating to 1955. Inside are nine Heian-period statues that have been designated Important Cultural Properties. Statues * Seated wooden statue of Amida Nyorai (Gohonzon) * Wooden statue of Daiitoku Myōō seated on a cow * Triad of Fudō Myōō * Four Guardian Kings See also * Japanese sculpture * Fuki-ji * Kumano magaibutsu * Ōita Prefectural Museum of History The opened in Usa, Ōita, Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan in 1998, replacing the of 1981. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture. The collection is organised around themes including life and ancient Buddhism in Toy ... References External links *Maki Ōdō(homepage) Buddhist temples in Oita Prefecture Important Cultural Properties of Japan Oita Prefecture designated tangible cultural property {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Parks Of Japan
and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-national parks, of a slightly lesser beauty, size, diversity, or state of preservation, are recommended for ministerial designation and managed by the Prefectures of Japan, prefectures under the supervision of the ministry. History Japan established its first or public parks in 1873 (Asakusa Park, Asukayama Park, Fukagawa Park, Shiba Park, and Ueno Park). In 1911 local citizens petitioned that the shrines and forests of Nikkō, Tochigi#Historical sites and attractions, Nikkō be placed under public protection. In 1929 the National Parks Association was formed. In 1931 the first was passed. After much study and survey, in March 1934 the first parks were established — Setonaikai National Park, Set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
