Miyoshi (Hiroshima)
Miyoshi-shi 三次 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
Region : | Chūgoku | |
Prefecture : | Hiroshima | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 48 ' N , 132 ° 51' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 778.19 km² | |
Residents : | 51,049 (June 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 66 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 34209-2 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | maple | |
Flower : | Cherry Blossom | |
Bird : | Motacilla grandis | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Miyoshi City Hall 2 - 8 - 1 , Naka, Tōkaichi Miyoshi -shi Hiroshima 728-8501 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.miyoshi.hiroshima.jp | |
Location of Miyoshi's in Hiroshima Prefecture | ||
Miyoshi ( Japanese 三次 市 ) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan .
history
Miyoshi is an old castle town that belonged to Hiroshima-han from 1720. On March 31, 1954, the place was raised to the city.
geography
Miyoshi is northeast of Hiroshima and northwest of Fukuyama .
Attractions
- Jōsei waterfall ( 常 清 滝 , Jōsei-daki )
sons and daughters of the town
- Okuda Gensō (1912-2003), painter
- Masato Ōsugi (* 1983), football player
- Kazuki Segawa (* 1990), football player
- Takuya Shigehiro (born 1995), soccer player
traffic
- Street:
- Chūgoku Highway
- National Road 54: to Hiroshima and Matsue
- National roads 183, 184, 375, 433, 434
- Train:
- JR Geibi Line : to Niimi
- JR Fukuen Line : to Fukuyama
- JR Sanko Line : to Gōtsu (closure 2017)
Town twinning
- Americus (Georgia) , since 1995
- Dingon , since 2001
Neighboring cities and communities
- Hiroshima Prefecture
- Shimane Prefecture
Web links
Commons : Miyoshi - collection of images, videos and audio files