Miyoshi (Hiroshima)

Miyoshi-shi 三次 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Hiroshima
Coordinates :	34 ° 48 '  N , 132 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 48 '20 "  N , 132 ° 51' 7"  E
Basic data
Surface:	778.19 km²
Residents :	51,049 (June 1, 2019)
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
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

• 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
  • Fuchu
  • Shobara
  • Higashihiroshima
  • Akitakata
  • Sera
• Shimane Prefecture
  • Ōnan
  • Iinan
  • Misato

Web links

Commons : Miyoshi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scrapping of Hiroshima's Sanko Line highlights transport ills in shrinking Japan (2017-0-28)