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20-547: Arao is located in northwest Kumamoto Prefecture, about 40 kilometers northwest of Kumamoto City. It is bordered by Fukuoka Prefecture to the north and the Ariake Sea to the west. Fukuoka Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Arao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Arao is 16.4 °C. The average annual rainfall

40-710: Is Shōdai ware , an art form almost completely exclusive to Arao, involving slow kilning and under glazing. Arao has ten public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates two schools for the handicapped. [REDACTED] JR Kyushu - Kagoshima Main Line [REDACTED] Media related to Arao, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons This Kumamoto Prefecture location article

60-570: Is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,210.8 mm (87.04 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). Its record high is 37.8 °C (100.0 °F), reached on 11 August 2016, and its record low is −6.2 °C (20.8 °F), reached on 25 January 2016. Per Japanese census data,

80-512: Is 1932 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Arao is as shown below The area of Arao was part of ancient Higo Province , During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Kumamoto Domain . After the Meiji restoration ,

100-588: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ariake Sea The Ariake Sea ( 有明海 , Ariake-kai ) is a body of salt water surrounded by Fukuoka , Saga , Nagasaki , and Kumamoto Prefectures , all of which lie on the island of Kyūshū in Japan . It is the largest bay in Kyūshū. Its deepest point is only about 50 meters (165 ft) deep, and extreme tides exceed 4 meters (13 ft), covering roughly 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi). Isahaya Bay

120-650: Is a branch of the Ariake Sea. Across the Amakusa Islands lies the Yatsushiro Sea . Many harbors are located on the coast of the Ariake Sea. Among them are Misumi (in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture), Shimabara ( Shimabara, Nagasaki ), Taira ( Unzen, Nagasaki ), Nagasu ( Nagasu, Kumamoto ), Kumamoto ( Kumamoto, Kumamoto ), Miike ( Omuta, Fukuoka ), Kuchinotsu ( Minamishimabara, Nagasaki ), and Oniike ( Amakusa, Kumamoto ). Five ferry routes cross

140-431: Is on tourism , to try to lure people back to this once heavily populated land. As for agricultural products, the Arao nashi pear is a fruit product grown widely in this town. The pear is round, brown and about the size of a bowling ball. Mandarin oranges are also widely cultivated. Due to the aging of producers, in recent years, efforts have been made to produce olives and olive oil. One notable local product of this city

160-500: Is ongoing land reclamation, as evidenced by satellite imagery, despite government attempts to dissuade farmers from carrying out the activity. 32°54′25″N 130°22′20″E  /  32.90694°N 130.37222°E  / 32.90694; 130.37222 Shimabara, Nagasaki Shimabara ( 島原市 , Shimabara-shi ) is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture , Kyushu , Japan . As of 30 June 2024 ,

180-649: The Chikugo River . In addition to being used for fishing, every year around the end of May, the flats at Kashima serve as the venue for the Gatalympics , a novelty sports event. Mount Unzen overlooks the Ariake Sea; the Arie River , which has its source on the volcano, flows into the Ariake Sea. The Ariake Sea is used for aquaculture , with nori being a major product. Recent years have brought increasing pollution, with resultant red tides . There

200-596: The Edo period . It was the site of considerable foreign trade and missionary activity during the late Muromachi period , and in the early Edo period, a large percentage of the population were Kirishitan . Due to misgovernment, high taxes and persecution of Christianity, the population rose up during the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637, which was suppressed with extreme severity by the Tokugawa shogunate . Shimabara

220-703: The Nagasaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The economy of Shimabara is heavily dependent on agriculture and commercial fishing . Main crops include ice, radishes, carrots, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, small watermelons, mangoes, strawberries, pomelos, tobacco as well as chicken and cattle. Shimabara is also a popular tourist destination, due to its historical associations, location in Unzen-Amakusa National Park , and numerous onsen . The most popular tourist destination within

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240-454: The Ariake Sea. Various species of fauna, including mudskippers , pen shells ( Atrina pectinata ), and fiddler crabs , live in the Ariake Sea. In autumn, the Suaeda halophyte shichimenso ( Suaeda japonica ) grows along the shore. The Ariake Sea has an extensive network of tidal flats , which are replenished with volcanic ash carried from Mount Aso and Mount Kujū to the sea by

260-836: The Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kumamoto 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Arao was once a large coal mining town, but it has since lost a great deal of its population, due to the closing of the mine in 1997. Until the Pacific War , the city was home to the Tokyo Second Army Arsenal Arao Factory (a vast gunpowder and explosives factory covering an area of approximately 33 million square meters and stretching 2.5 miles. Arao's political concentration

280-625: The city had an estimated population of 42,181 in 19917 households, and a population density of 510 people per km . The total area of the city is 170.13 km (65.69 sq mi). Shimabara is located at the north-eastern end of the Shimabara Peninsula , facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen (including Fugendake ) in the west. Shimabara has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with hot summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Shimabara

300-413: The population of Shimabara in 2020 is 43,338 people. Shimabara has been conducting censuses since 1920. The city's population peaked in the 1950s with more than 60,000 people. In 2020, Shimabara's population is only about 75% of what it was in the 1950s. Shimabara is within ancient Hizen Province . It developed as a castle town around Shimabara Castle which was the capital of Shimabara Domain during

320-487: The temporary evacuation of hundreds of others. The 5th International Conference of Cities on Volcanoes was held in Shimabara on November 19–23, 2007. Shimabara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Shimabara contributes two members to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of

340-460: The town of Ariake (from Minamitakaki District ) was merged into Shimabara. Throughout its history, Shimabara has been dominated by the seismic activity of Mount Unzen. A major volcanic eruption in 1792 resulted in a tsunami that destroyed most of the town and killed over 15,000 people, in one of Japan's worst volcanic disasters. In more recent history, major eruptions in 1990–1991 resulted in pyroclastic flows , which killed 43 people and forced

360-540: The urban area is Shimabara Castle and the nearby " Samurai Street". Shimabara has nine public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. [REDACTED] Shimabara Railway - Shimabara Railway Line Shimabara

380-420: The village of Arao was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1919. On April 1, 1942 Arao merged with the villages of Ariake, Hirai, Yahata, and Fumoto to form the city of Arao. Arao has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Arao contributes one member to

400-555: Was subsequently ruled by a branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1668 to 1774 and from 1774 to 1871. After the Meiji restoration , the town of Shimabara was created with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Shimabara town annexed neighboring Shimabara village and Minato town on April 1, 1924. On April 1, 1940, it annexed Annaka and Sugitani villages and was raised to city status. Shimabara annexed neighboring Mikae village on April 1, 1955. On January 1, 2006,

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