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Ogōri Kanga Ruins
The is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara period, Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now the city of Ogōri, Fukuoka, Ogōri in Fukuoka prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan. The site has been protected as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site from 1971 with the area under protection expanded in 2001. Overview In the late Nara period, after the establishment of a centralized government under the ''Ritsuryō'' system, local rule over the Provinces of Japan, provinces was standardized under a ''kokufu'' (provincial capital), and each province was divided into smaller Districts of Japan, administrative districts, known as (郡, ''gun'', ''kōri''), composed of two to 20 townships in 715 AD. Each of the units had an administrative complex, or built on a semi-standardized layout based on contemporary Chinese design, similar to that of the ''kokufu'', but on a much smaller scale. With a square layout or rectangular layout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogōri, Fukuoka
270px, Ogōri City Hall 270px, Tanabata Jinja is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,590 in 25998 households, and a population density of 1309 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ogōri is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. The city is long and narrow from north-to-south. The Homan River, a tributary of the Chikugo River water system, runs through the city from north-to-south. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikushino * Chikuzen *Kurume * Tachiarai Saga Prefecture * Kiyama * Tosu Climate Ogōri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogōri is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1766 mm with September as the wettest month. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogōri is as shown below History The area of Ogōri was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
