Shunan

Shūnan-shi 周 南市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Yamaguchi
Coordinates :	34 ° 3 '  N , 131 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 3 '18 "  N , 131 ° 48' 23"  E
Basic data
Surface:	656.13 km²
Residents :	139,829 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	213 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	35215-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Fire sage
town hall
Address :	Shūnan City Hall 1 - 1 Kisandōri Shūnan -shi Yamaguchi  745-8655
Website URL:	http://www.city.shunan.lg.jp
Location of Shūnan in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Shūnan ( Japanese 周 南市 , -shi ) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Shūnan is located west of Iwakuni and east of Yamaguchi on the Seto Inland Sea .

history

The city of Shūnan was formed on April 21, 2003 from the former cities of Tokuyama ( 徳 山 市 , -shi ) and Shinnan'yō ( 新 南陽 市 , -shi ), and the communities of Kumage ( 熊 毛 町 , -chō ) of the districts of Kumage and Kano ( 鹿野 町 , -chō ) of Tsuno County.

traffic

• Street:
  • Chūgoku Highway
  • Sanyo Highway
  • National Road 2 , to Osaka or Kitakyushu
• Train:
  • JR San'yō-Shinkansen , Tokuyama Station, to Tokyo , Kyōto , Osaka and Hakata
  • JR San'yō Main Line , to Kobe or Shimonoseki

sons and daughters of the town

• Shigeo Itō (* 1945), table tennis world champion
• Kōta Kawano (* 2003), football player
• Takeru Kiyonaga (* 1994), football player
• Masahiko Kōmura (* 1942), politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and foreign minister
• Yasunori Mitsuda (* 1972), composer and musician
• Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (* 1962), character designer , illustrator, mangaka
• Tatsuya Tanaka (* 1982), soccer player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kudamatsu
• Yamaguchi
• Iwakuni
• Hofu
• Hikari

Web links

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