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Miyaki, Saga
270px, Chiriku Hachiman Shrine is a town in Miyaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 25,745 in 10599 households, and a population density of 500 people per km2. The total area of the town is . It is the first town in Saga to have its name spelled in ''hiragana'' rather than ''kanji''. It is named after the district it is located in. Geography Miyaki is located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture, about east of Saga City and about south of Fukuoka. The northern part of Miyaki contains the Chikushi Mountains, and the southern part contains the Chikugo River. It borders Fukuoka Prefecture on the north and south. Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Kurume * Nakagawa Saga Prefecture * Kamimine * Kanzaki * Tosu *Yoshinogari Climate Miyaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyaki is 15.7 °C. The aver ... [...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] |
Saga, Saga
file:Saga city office.JPG, 270px, Saga City Hall is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 227,138 in 104354 households, and a population density of 530 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Saga City is located in the southeast portion of Saga Prefecture. After the 2005 merger the city became very long north to south. It now borders the Ariake Sea to the south and Fukuoka Prefecture to the southeast and north. The northern half of the city is mountainous and undulating, and is part of the Mount Sefuri, Sefuri Mountains, which are part of the Chikushi Mountains that run east to west through northern Kyushu. The southern half of the city is the Saga Plain, which is part of the western part of the Chikushi Plain that stretches along the north shore of the Ariake Sea, and is a low-lying area with almost no undulations. The urban area is located near the center of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate. It encompassed most of what are now Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures and was ruled from Saga Castle in what is now the urban center of the city of Saga. It was ruled through its history by the '' tozama daimyō'' Nabeshima clan. The domain was also referred to as after its location in Hizen Province or after its ruling clan. The domain played a significant role in the Meiji Restoration. Though the Dutch and Chinese trading posts in Nagasaki were overseen directly by officials of the Tokugawa shogunate, the domain was largely responsible for the military defense of the city and the port. History The Nabeshima clan were originally vassals of the Ryūzōji clan who controlled northern Kyushu in the Muromachi period. However, Ryūzōji Takanobu was killed in the Battle of Okitanawate with the Shimazu and Arima clans in 1584, and Nabeshima Naoshige became the guardian of Takanobu's young heir, Ryūzōji Takafu ... [...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] |
Hizen Province
was an old provinces of Japan, old province of Japan in the area of the Saga Prefecture, Saga and Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen and Chikugo Province, Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō. It did not include the island provinces (now municipalities) of Tsushima Province, Tsushima and Iki Province, Iki that are now part of modern Nagasaki Prefecture. History The name "Hizen" dates from the Nara period ''Ritsuryō'' ''Kokugunri'' system reforms, when the province was divided from Higo Province. The name appears in the early chronicle ''Shoku Nihongi'' from 696 AD. The ancient Capital (political), provincial capital of Hizen was located near Yamato, Saga, Yamato City. During the late Muromachi period, the province was the site of much early contact between Japan and Portugal, Portuguese and Spain, Spanish merchants and missionaries. Hirado, Nagasaki ... [...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] |
Yoshinogari, Saga
270px, Yoshinogari ruins, after which the town is named is a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,161 in 6,792 households, and a population density of 370 people per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Yoshinogari is located in the northern part of Saga Prefecture. It is about north of Saga City and about south of Fukuoka. Yoshinogari is very narrow north to south. The southern part contains the northern end of the Chikushi Plains (part of the Saga Plains), and north of the Nagasaki Expressway is the southern end of the Sefuri Mountains. Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Fukuoka City, Sawara Ward * Nakagawa Saga Prefecture * Kamimine * Kanzaki * Miyaki Climate Yoshinogari has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yoshinogari is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosu, Saga
270px, Tosu stadium is a city located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 74,334 in 33597 households, and a population density of 1000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Located in the Saga Plains, the Chikushi River runs along the southern border of Tosu. The lowlands are used for paddy fields and is where the urban center is located. The northwestern part of the city is in the eastern part of the Sefuri Mountaians. Mountains * Mount Ishidani (754 m) * Mount Kusenbu (848 m) * Shiroyama (501 m) Rivers * Akimitsu River * Ara River * Chikugo River * Daigi River * Hōman River * Yamashita River Dams * Kawachi Dam Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikushino * Kurume * Nakagawa * Ogōri Saga Prefecture * Kiyama * Miyaki Climate Tosu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanzaki, Saga
is a city located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,329 in 12,440 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kanzaki is located approximately 10 kilometers northeast of the center of Saga City, and has a long and narrow city area from north to south. The northern part is located in the Sefuri Mountains. The southern part of the city is located in the Saga Plain on the north bank of the Chikugo River, and the Jōbaru River runs through the middle portion of the city. In addition, the southeastern part borders Kurume, Fukuoka, across the Chikugo River. *Mountains: Mount Sefuri (1055 m), Mt. Doki (Mt. Hatten, 430 m) *Rivers: Chikugo River, Jōbaru River, Tade River, Sanbonmatsu River Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Kurume * Ōkawa * Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City Saga Prefecture * Miyaki *Saga * Yoshinogari Climate Kanzaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamimine, Saga
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Miyaki District, Saga, Miyaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9806 in 3954 households, and a population density of 770 people per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Kamimine is located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture about east of central Saga, Saga, Saga, the capital city. It is also about west of Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume, a major city in Fukuoka Prefecture. There is a lot of flat land in Kamimine as the town area consists largely of the Saga Plains. However, the northern part of town contains Mount Chinzei. Adjoining municipalities Saga Prefecture *Miyaki, Saga, Miyaki *Yoshinogari, Saga, Yoshinogari Climate Kamimine has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamimine is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1946 mm with September as the wett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakagawa, Fukuoka
270px, :Nakagawa River from Shironohashi Bridge is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 2018, making it the newest city in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,400 in 21613 households, and a population density of 660 persons per km². The total area is . Geography Nakagawa is adjacent to the south side of Fukuoka City and the west side of Kasuga City, and forms part of the Fukuoka metropolitan area. The flatland area in the northern part of the city, centered around Hakataminami Station near Fukuoka City has developed as a commuter town, but other areas are farmland and mountainous, with areas such as Minamihata Dam and Gokayama Dam. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikushino *Fukuoka * Kasuga * Ōnojō Saga Prefecture * Miyaki * Tosu * Yoshinogari Climate Nakagawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurume, Fukuoka
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kurume is located in the Chikugo Plain in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. The urban center is located approximately 40 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Fukuoka City, but due to the incorporation of surrounding municipalities in 2005, the city area has become approximately 32 kilometers east-west and approximately 16 kilometers north-south, making it a municipality with a long east-west direction. The Chikugo River flows from the northeast to the southwest of the city. The boundary is drawn almost along the river, and there are only a few parts of the city where the Chikugo River runs through the city. From the southern part of the city to the southeastern part is a mountain range called the Minou Mountain Range, which includes mountains such as Mt. Takatori, Mt. Hatsush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
