Yoshinogari ( 吉野ヶ里町 , Yoshinogari-chō ) is a town located in Kanzaki District , Saga Prefecture , Japan . As of 30 April 2024 , the town had an estimated population of 16,161 in 6,792 households, and a population density of 370 people per km . The total area of the town is 43.99 km (16.98 sq mi).
10-533: Yoshinogari may refer to: Yoshinogari, Saga , a town in Japan Yoshinogari site , a prehistoric site located in Yoshinogari, Saga, Japan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
20-520: A humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yoshinogari is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1946 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C. Per Japanese census data,
30-561: A growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were the Beetle ferry , started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of
40-527: The Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan , South Korea . It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka . When Japanese National Railways was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by
50-606: The Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Saga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Metabaru Air Field is located in Yoshinogari. The economy of Yoshinogari is based on agriculture, mostly rice production, and light manufacturing. Yoshinogari has two public elementary schools and two public junior high schools by
60-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yoshinogari&oldid=1138311611 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yoshinogari, Saga Yoshinogari is located in
70-702: The northern part of Saga Prefecture . It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Saga City and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Fukuoka . Yoshinogari is very narrow north to south. The southern part contains the northern end of the Chikushi Plains (part of the Saga Plains), and north of the Nagasaki Expressway is the southern end of the Sefuri Mountains . Fukuoka Prefecture Saga Prefecture Yoshinogari has
80-566: The population of Yoshinogari is as shown below. The area of Yoshinogari was part of ancient Hizen Province . During the Edo Period , it was part of the holdings of Saga Domain . Following the Meiji restoration , the villages of Mitagawa and Higashi-Sefuri were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1965 Mitagawa was raised to town status. Mitagawa and Higashi-Sefuri merged to form
90-699: The town government. The town does not have a high school. [REDACTED] JR Kyushu - Nagasaki Main Line Kyushu Railway Company The Kyushu Railway Company , also referred to as JR Kyushu ( JR九州 , Jeiāru Kyūshū ) , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu , Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across
100-458: The town of Yoshinogari on March 1, 2006. The town took its name from the remains of a Yayoi period moat-encircled village that was discovered on Yoshinogari Hill in 1986 at the site of a planned factory housing complex. Yoshinogari has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Yoshinogari, collectively with the other municipalities of Miyaki District, contributes two members to
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