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Mitsuse, Saga
was a village located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,578 and a density of 38.77 persons per km2. The total area is 40.70 km2. On October 1, 2005, Mitsue, along the towns of Fuji, Morodomi and Yamato (all from Saga District), was merged into the expanded city of Saga. Mitsuse is known for its greenery, cuisine, ''onsen In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and Ryokan (inn), traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 ''onsen'' establishments use naturally hot water ...'', a dam, the Hokuzan Country Club, and various other outdoor activities. References Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture Saga (city) {{Saga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Villages In Japan
A is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. Tokyo Metropolitan Government It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan, mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. As of 2006, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui Prefecture, Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa Prefecture, Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka (since July 1, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanzaki District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2009 the district has an estimated population of 16,308 and a density of 371 persons per km2. The total area is 43.94 km2. Municipalities *Yoshinogari Yoshinogari may refer to: * Yoshinogari, Saga, a town in Japan * Yoshinogari site, a prehistoric site located in Yoshinogari, Saga, Japan {{geodis ..., whose borders are effectively the same as Kanzaki District's. History {{authority control Districts in Saga Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest. Saga (city), Saga is the capital and largest city of Saga Prefecture, with other major cities including Karatsu, Saga, Karatsu, Tosu, Saga, Tosu, and Imari, Saga, Imari. Saga Prefecture is located in the northwest of Kyūshū covering an isthmus-like area extending between the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. Saga Prefecture's western region is known for the production of Ceramic art, ceramics and porcelain, particularly in the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita, Saga, Arita. History In ancient times, the area composed by Nagasaki Prefecture and Saga Prefecture was called Hizen Province. The current name dates from the Meiji Restoration. Rice farming culture has prospered here since ancient times, and vestiges can ... [...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] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji, Saga
was a town located in Saga District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The status of Fuji was changed from a village to a town on October 1, 1966. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 4,797 and a density of 33.48 persons per km2. The total area was 143.25 km2. On October 1, 2005, Fuji, along the towns of Morodomi and Yamato (all from Saga District), and the village of Mitsuse (from Kanzaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between .... References Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture Saga (city) {{Saga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morodomi, Saga
was a town located in Saga District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,984 and a density of 997.00 persons per km2. The total area was 12.02 km2. On October 1, 2005, Morodomi, along the towns of Fuji and Yamato (all from Saga District), and the village of Mitsuse (from Kanzaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between .... References Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture Saga (city) {{Saga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato, Saga
was a town located in Saga District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The town was established as a village in 1955, what later was elevated to town status in 1959. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,105 and a density of 398.86 persons per km2. The total area was 55.42 km2. On October 1, 2005, Yamato, along the towns of Fuji and Morodomi (all from Saga District), and the village of Mitsuse (from Kanzaki District), was merged into the expanded city of Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between .... References External links Saga City official website Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture Saga (city) {{Saga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga District, Saga
was a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Former towns * Higashiyoka * Kawasoe *Kubota Timeline *April 1, 1889 (23 villages) **Due to the city status enforcement, the city of Saga was formed. **Due to the municipal status enforcement, 23 villages were formed within Saga District. *June 6, 1899 - The village of Kose (古瀬村) was renamed as the village of Kose (巨勢村). *October 1, 1922 - The village of Kōno was merged into the city of Saga. (22 villages) *April 1, 1953 - The village of Minamikawasoe was elevated to town status to become the town of Minamikawasoe. (1 town, 21 villages) *March 31, 1954 - The villages of Hyōgo, Kose, Nishiyoka, Kase and Takagise were merged into the city of Saga. (1 town, 16 villages) *October 1, 1954 - The villages of Kitakawasoe, Honjō, Nabeshima, Kinryū and Kuboizumi were merged into the city of Saga. (1 town, 11 villages) *March 1, 1955 - The villages of Higashikawasoe and Shinkita were merged to create the town of Morodomi. ( ... [...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] |
Onsen
In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and Ryokan (inn), traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 ''onsen'' establishments use naturally hot water from these Geothermal gradient, geothermally heated springs. ''Onsen'' may be either or . Traditionally, ''onsen'' were located outdoors, although many inns have now built indoor bathing facilities as well. Nowadays, as most households have their baths, the number of traditional public baths has decreased, but the number and popularity of have increased since the end of World War II, Second World War. Baths may be either publicly run by a municipality or privately, often connecting to a lodging establishment such as a hotel, ''Ryokan (inn), ryokan'', or ''Ryokan (inn)#Minshuku, minshuku''. The presence of an ''onsen'' is often indicated on signs and maps by the symbol ♨, the kanji (''yu'', meaning "hot water"), or the simpler phonet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokuzan Country Club
, also known as before the 18th century, located in the north of Okinawa Island, was one of three independent political entities which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century during Sanzan period. The political entity was identified as a tiny country, a kingdom, or a principality by modern historians, however the ruler of Hokuzan was in fact not "kings" at all, but petty lords with their own retainers owing their direct service, and their own estates. Okinawa, previously controlled by a number of local chieftains or lords, loosely bound by a paramount chieftain or king of the entire island, split into these three more solidly defined kingdoms within a few years after 1314; the Sanzan period thus began, and would end roughly one hundred years later, when Chūzan's King Shō Hashi conquered Hokuzan in 1416 and Nanzan in 1429. After the unification of Ryukyu, Hokuzan became one of three nominal '' fu'' (, lit. "prefectures") of the Ryukyu Kingdom without administrative function. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
