Ube (Yamaguchi)

Ube City Hall
Ube-shi ; 宇部市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūgoku
Prefecture :	Yamaguchi
Coordinates :	33 ° 57 ' N , 131 ° 15' E Coordinates: 33 ° 57 '6 " N , 131 ° 14' 48" E
Basic data
Surface:	287.68 km²
Residents :	164,325 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	571 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	35202-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	Fire sage , azalea
town hall
Address :	Ube City Hall ; 1 - 7 - 1 , Tokiwa-chō; Ube -shi ; Yamaguchi 755-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.ube.yamaguchi.jp
Location Ubes in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Ube ( Japanese 宇部市 , -shi ) is a coastal city in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Ube is located east of Shimonoseki and west of Yamaguchi on the Seto Inland Sea .

history

The city was founded on November 1, 1921.

Attractions

The Tokiwa amusement park on Lake Tokiwa is well worth a visit.

economy

The production of magnesium , synthetic fibers, cotton textiles, fertilizers and cement is economically important . The city used to be a center of coal mining , to which the chemical company Ube Kōsan also goes back.

Town twinning

New Zealand Newcastle (Australia) , since 1980
China People's Republic Weihai , since 1992

traffic

Yamaguchi / Ube Airport
Train:
- JR San'yō Main Line
- JR Ube line
- JR Onoda Line
Street:
- San'yō Highway
- National road 2
- National road 9
- National road 190, 490

Well-known people from Ube

Ichikawa Shōichi (1898–1945), communist politician
Naoto Kan (born 1946), 94th Prime Minister of Japan
Tadashi Yanai (* 1949), President of Fast Retailing and Uniqlo
Aimi Kobayashi (* 1995), pianist
Hideaki Anno (* 1960), animator
Kazuo Hara (* 1945), director for documentary film
Yoji Yamada (* 1931), director and screenwriter
Sayumi Michishige (* 1989), singer (girl group: Morning Musume )
Satomi Misumi (* 1989), singer
Shunsuke Kiyokiba (* 1980), singer

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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