Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
Nishinoomote
西之表市 | |
|---|---|
 Nishinoomote City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
  Nishinoomote | |
| 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.
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishinoomote, Kagoshima.
- http://www.city.nishinoomote.kagoshima.jp/ Archived 2003-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
