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15-627: Minamishimabara is located about 60 km southeast of Nagasaki City (by land), and covers the area from the southeastern to southern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula . It borders Unzen City to the northwest and Shimabara City to the northeast. The western part of the city faces the Amakusa Sea , and the eastern and southern parts face the Ariake Sea (Shimabara Bay), and the urban areas are concentrated in this area. The northern part of

30-422: A southern part of the prefecture as well as a few outlying islands. Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area was part of the multi-member Nagasaki 1st district where five Representatives had been elected by single non-transferable vote . The district had been a safe LDP district from its creation until the landslide election of 2009 when incumbent Liberal Democrat Fumio Kyūma , former defence minister in

45-607: A very limited fashion until Japan was reopened again. 32°45′N 130°16′E  /  32.750°N 130.267°E  / 32.750; 130.267 This Nagasaki Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nagasaki 2nd district Nagasaki 2nd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan located in Nagasaki prefecture . The district covers

60-524: Is a peninsula located in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu , Japan . The peninsula incorporates the cities of Shimabara , Minamishimabara , and Unzen . The northern, eastern, and southeastern coasts of the peninsula face the Ariake Sea , and the western coast faces Tachibana Bay. An active group of volcanoes known collectively as Mount Unzen lies in the middle of the peninsula, with many hot springs, such as Unzen Onsen and

75-541: The Hashimoto and Abe cabinets, lost his seat to Democrat newcomer Eriko Fukuda by 14,000 votes at record turnout. Due to reapportionment, Nagasaki lost one seat in 2022 and the boundaries of the district changed. The city of Ōmura and the islands of Iki and Tsushima were transferred to the district from the Nagasaki 3rd district and an area belonging to the City of Nagasaki (the former towns of Kinkai and Sotome )

90-489: The Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nagasaki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Minamishimabara has a mixed economy centering on agriculture, commercial fishing and tourism. Minamishimbara has 13 public elementary schools and eight public junior high schools by the city government, and two public high schools operated by

105-726: The Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education. Shimabara no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is Shimabarakō on the Shimabara Railway Line in neighboring Shimabara. However, until 2008, the line extended an additional 21.5 kilometers, serving 18 stations within Minamishimabara. This Nagasaki Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shimabara Peninsula The Shimabara Peninsula ( 島原半島 , Shimabara-hantō )

120-474: The city limits is in the center of the Shimabara Peninsula, and is a mountainous area that constitutes a part of Mount Unzen . Nagasaki Minamishimabara has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with hot summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Minamishimabara is 17.3 °C (63.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,813.9 mm (71.41 in) with June as

135-544: The city's population in 2020 is only 50% of its 1945 population. The area of Minamishimabara was part of ancient Hizen Province . The area was under the control of the Arima clan , who ruled from Hinoe Castle in the Muromachi period . The area was the site of considerable foreign trade and Portuguese and Spanish missionary activity, and by the early Edo period , a large percentage of the population were Kirishitan . After

150-505: The creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Higashi-Arima was raised to town status on January 1, 1927 and renamed Arima. Nishi-Arima was raised to town status on April 1, 1927, followed by Kazusa on January 1m 1928, Kutsunotsu on April 1, 1928, and Minami-Arima on January 1, 1932. Arie and Dozaki merged to form the town of Arie on September 30, 1956, On May 3, 1962 Fukae was raised to town status, followed by Kita-Arima and Futsu on April 1, 1969. The city of Minamishimabara

165-596: The extremely hot Obama Onsen . The peninsula was also the site of the Shimabara Rebellion , a 1637–1638 peasant and rōnin revolt, led by Christians . This further reinforced distrust of Christians and foreigners by Shōgun Iemitsu and contributed to the 1639 decision to isolate Japan from the outside world. From then on, the Dutch and the Chinese were the only ones permitted to enter Japan through Nagasaki in

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180-520: The fortress of Hara Castle as their strongpoint. The rebellion was suppressed with extreme severity by the shogunate, and the area of Minamishimabara was ruled by a branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1668 to 1774 and from 1774 to 1871. After the Meiji restoration , the villages of Katsusa, Kuchinotsu, Minami-Arima, Kita-Arima, Nishi-Arika, Higashi-Arima, Dozaki, Nutsu, and Fukae were established with

195-475: The start of the national isolation policy, the Tokugawa shogunate banned Christianity from 1614 and replaced Arima Naozumi with Matsukura Shigemasa , who relocated the capital of Shimabara Domain to Shimabara Castle is what is now the city of Shimabara . Due to misgovernment, high taxes and persecution of Christianity, the population rose in the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637, with the peasants occupying

210-644: The wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C (82.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.2 °C (45.0 °F). Its record high is 38.8 °C (101.8 °F), reached on 7 August 2009, and its record low is −6.2 °C (20.8 °F), reached on 25 January 2016. Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamishimabara in 2020 is 42,330 people. Minamishimabara has been conducting censuses since 1920. Minamishimabara's population peaked in 1945 and has since declined;

225-434: Was founded on March 31, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Arie , Fukae , Futsu , Kazusa , Kitaarima , Kuchinotsu , Minamiarima and Nishiarie (all from Minamitakaki District ). Minamitakaki District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Minamishimabara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 19 members. Minamishimabara contributes two members to

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