Nishinoomote, Kagoshima - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nishinoomote 西之表市 | |
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![]() Nishinoomote City Hall | |
![]() Location of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 30°41′N 131°01′E / 30.683°N 131.017°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu (Ōsumi Islands) |
Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Shusuke Yasaka (since April 2017) |
Area | |
• Total | 205.75 km2 (79.44 sq mi) |
Population (June 1, 2013) | |
• Total | 16,418 |
• Density | 79.8/km2 (207/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
-Tree | Akō (Ficus superba Miq. var. japonica Miq.) |
- Flower | Lilium longiflorum |
-Flowering Tree | Chinese hibiscus |
-Insect | Great Orange Tip |
Phone number | 0997-22-1111 |
Address | 7612 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-3193 |
Website | www |
Nishinoomote (西之表市, Nishino'omote-shi[1]) is a Japanese city in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Tanegashima.
History
[change | change source]The city was established on 1 October 1958.
Timeline
[change | change source]- 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month): Portuguese ship landed at Tanegashima bringing the first gun into Japan.[2] Fernão Mendes Pinto is believed to be the first European to set foot on Japan.
- 1993 (Heisei 5): Nishinoomote developed a twin town link with Vila do Bispo, Portugal.[3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd. Tokyo 1990
- ↑ History of Kagoshima Archived 2011-11-08 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-12-6.
- ↑ Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo, Twin Cities Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-8.
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