is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

located in Koyu District,

Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. On October 1, 2019, the town had an estimated population of 20,185 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

of 461 persons per km². The total area is 43.80 km².

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

* Miyazaki Prefecture ** Saito ** Kijō **

Kawaminami is a town located in Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 15,372 and the density of 171 persons per km². The total area is 90.12 km². Transportation Railway * ...

** Shintomi

Transportation

Railway

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

- Nippō Main Line ** Takanabe

Highways

Higashikyushu Expressway The is one of the expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to east of Kagoshima linking with the Kyushu Expressway. It runs north to south, through the prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki and the Kagoshima prefec ...

* Japan National Route 10

Notable people from Takanabe

* Sky Brown, professional skateboarder * Miki Imai, pop singer and actress *

Kaneshiro Kofuku is a Japanese surname meaning "golden castle". The kanji used to write this surname may also be read Kinjō in ''on'yomi'' or Kanagusuku in the Okinawan language pronunciation. The former reading often indicates Okinawan origin, and the latter r ...

, sumo wrestler

References

External links

*
Takanabe official website

Takanabe English Tourist Information
Towns in Miyazaki Prefecture {{Miyazaki-geo-stub