Miyako (Fukuoka)

Miyako Town Hall
Miyako-machi ; みやこ町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Fukuoka
Coordinates :	33 ° 42 ' N , 130 ° 55' E Coordinates: 33 ° 41 '57 " N , 130 ° 55' 12" E
Basic data
Surface:	151.28 km²
Residents :	18,934 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	125 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	40625-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Miyako Town Hall ; 960 Ueda, Katsuyama; Miyako -machi, Miyako-gun ; Fukuoka 824-0821
Website URL:	http://www.town.miyako.lg.jp

Miyako ( Japanese みやこ町 , - machi ) is a city in Miyako-gun in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka .

history

Miyako was formed on March 20, 2006 from the merger of the Machi Katsuyama , Saigawa and Toyotsu .

Remains from the Altstein , Jōmon , Yayoi and Kofun periods have been found in Toyotsu .

Since remains of the buildings of the provincial administration ( Kokufu ) and a provincial temple were found in Toyotsu , it is assumed that it was the capital of the province of Buzen .

After Ogasawara Tadanobu , the daimyo of the Han (fief) Kokura , at war with the Han Chōshū the castle Kokura burn left, he moved in 1866 to feud seat after Kawara and 1870 by Toyotsu. With the abolition of the Han on August 29, 1871, Toyotsu became the capital of the short-lived Toyotsu Prefecture , which was incorporated into Kokura Prefecture on December 25 of the same year .

In 1876, Toyotsu was a battlefield for the Akizuki uprising , one of many uprisings against the government by the recently abolished samurai caste.

traffic

Street:
- National Road 10, to Kitakyushu or Kagoshima
- National Road 201, to Fukuoka or Kanda
- National Road 496, to Yukuhashi or Hita
- National road 500, to Beppu or Tosu
Train:
- Heichiku Tagawa Line , to Yukuhashi or Tagawa

education

The Isayama, Kubo and Kuroda Elementary Schools and the Katsuyama Middle School are located in the Katsuyama district.

The Toyotsu district is home to the Toyotsu, Setsumaru and Haraigō elementary schools, the Toyotsu city-run middle school, and the Ikutokukan middle and high school run by the prefecture, which combines middle and high schools.

The Saigawa, Kamitakaya, Yanase, Kii and Irahara elementary schools and the Saigawa and Irahara middle schools are located in the Saigawa district.

sons and daughters of the town

Yoshida Masuzō , 吉田増蔵 , scholar; Katsuyama back then
Hayama Yoshiki (1894–1945), writer; Toyotsu back then
Sakai Toshihiko (1871–1933), 堺利彦 , socialist, thinker, writer; Toyotsu back then

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Miyako, Fukuoka - collection of pictures, videos and audio files