Hofu

Hōfu-shi 防 府 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Yamaguchi
Coordinates :	34 ° 3 '  N , 131 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 3 '6 "  N , 131 ° 33' 46"  E
Basic data
Surface:	188.59 km²
Residents :	114,256 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	606 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	35206-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Viburnum awabuki
Flower :	Fire sage
Blooming tree:	Ume
town hall
Address :	Hōfu City Hall 7 - 1 , Kotobuki-chō Hōfu -shi Yamaguchi  747-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.hofu.yamaguchi.jp
Location of Hofu's in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Hōfu ( Japanese 防 府 市 , -shi ) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan .

The city was founded on August 25, 1936.

geography

Hōfu is located south of Yamaguchi on the Seto Inland Sea .

Attractions

• Hōfu Tenman-gū ( 防 府 天 満 宮 )

Town twinning

• Akitakata , Hiroshima , Japan since July 16, 1971
• Chuncheon , Gangwon-do , South Korea since October 29, 1991
• Monroe , Michigan , United States , since May 29, 1993

sons and daughters of the town

• Nobuko Takagi (* 1946), writer
• Taneda Santōka (1882–1940), haiku writer

traffic

• Street:
  • National Road 2 , to Osaka or Kitakyushu
• Train:
  • JR Sanyō main line , to Kobe or Shimonoseki

Neighboring cities and communities

• Yamaguchi
• Shunan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 防 府 市 の 姉妹 都市 （安 芸 高田 市） ( Japanese ) Retrieved August 4, 2014.
2. ↑ 防 府 市 の 姉妹 都市 （春川 市 ・ 冬 の ソ ナ タ の ロ ケ 地） ( Japanese ) Retrieved August 4, 2014.
3. ^ Sister City Hofu Japan. (No longer available online.) Located in: City of Monroe, Michigan. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016 ; accessed on August 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Hōfu  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Oidemase Hofu website (Japanese)
• Pictures from the Tenman-gu shrine in Hofu ( Memento from June 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (German)