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Encyclopedia > Munakata, Fukuoka

Munakata City is the city located in the Fukuoka Prefecture northwest part, is central existence of a North Chikuzen (Munakata) area, and has accomplished fast development focusing on the city part of the Akama-ku,Munakata area at the center of politics and economy in recent years. It is good and is called the middle of a city and the country. Although it considers as the member of the Fukuoka city zone, the thing of the original economic bloc established in recent years is called Munakata city zone. Tourist attractions are abundant and Munakata Shrine which also plays the God-role of the victory by God of the traffic safety at which Heihachiro Togo and Ashikaga Takauji also worshipped once also has them. Efforts are historically rendered to Japan-South Korea friendship, and power is put also into Japan and the New Zealand friendship in recent years. Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ... Akama points out the thing of the Akama division of Fukuoka Munakata City, or the area around the Karatsu highway Akama hotel. ... Munakata Shrine is a shrine in Munakata City, Fukuoka. ... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. ... Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305–June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 92,818 and the density of 832.45 persons per km&sup2. The total area is 111.50 km². 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on April 1, 1981. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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history

The area which prospered by trade with China or Korea from ancient times. It has a world heritage candidate's Okinoshima in the territory of God of Munakata Shrine. Munakata Shrine specifies it as the range of God Kyushu only to Asuka period -- having -- the range -- the east -- Ongagawa and south -- Wakamiya-cho and Miyata-cho, and the west attained to Shingu-cho. Age-of-Civil-Wars as a daimyo with leading Shinto priest and Munakata Ujisada of Munakata Shrine -- a Tsutagadake castle (Mount Joh) -- a castle -- establishing -- all Munakata containing Onga and Kurate was protected from other daimyos' (Dohsetsu Tachibana, Mr. Ohtomo, etc.) invasion. Famous also for there being much ghost story talk, since the Yamada incident etc. arose. The Asuka period is the period in Japanese history occurring from 538 A.D. - 710 A.D. The arrival of Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society and it affected the Yamato government as well. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Onga is the Phoenician for Athena. ...


It is the "Munakata municipal organization" enforcement on April 1, 1981.


It merges with Genkai-cho which adjoins on April 1, 2003, and is the new "Munakata municipal organization" enforcement.


Oshima-mura was included on March 28, 2005.


A little less than five seismic intensity was observed by the Genkainada great earthquake generated on March 20, 2005, damage came out in various parts of a city, and the dead also came out under the influence.


origin

Be because the origin of the name of a place of Munakata called "Minokatachi" - "Minokata" by having the form on the occasion of advent and enshrinement of Munakata 3 goddess. This speaks with a provincial accent and it becomes "Munakata."


Sports facilities

Global Arena is a sports facility in Munakata city, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. ... Fukuoka Sanix Blues (formerly Fukuoka Sanix Bombs) is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. ...

External links

  • Munakata official website in English
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Cities
Amagi | Buzen | Chikugo | Chikushino | Dazaifu | Fukuoka (capital) | Fukutsu | Iizuka | Kasuga | Kitakyushu | Koga | Kurume | Maebaru | Munakata | Nakama | Nogata | Ogori | Okawa | Omuta | Onojo | Tagawa | Yamada | Yame | Yanagawa | Yukuhashi
Districts
Asakura | Chikujo | Chikushi | Itoshima | Kaho | Kasuya | Kurate | Mii | Miike | Miyako | Mizuma | Munakata | Onga | Tagawa | Ukiha | Yamato | Yame
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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Munakata Shrine Information (218 words)
Munakata Shrine (宗像大社) is a shrine in the city of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
It is the head of the approximately 6000 Munakata shrines all over the country.
The shrine is devoted to the three Munakata goddesses, who were children of Amaterasu, the ancestor of the imperial family.
Munakata, Fukuoka (356 words)
Munakata Shrine specifies it as the range of God Kyushu only to Asuka period -- having -- the range -- the east -- Ongagawa and south -- Wakamiya-cho and Miyata-cho, and the west attained to Shingu-cho.
It is the "Munakata municipal organization" enforcement on April 1, 1981.
Be because the origin of the name of a place of Munakata called "Minokatachi" - "Minokata" by having the form on the occasion of advent and enshrinement of Munakata 3 goddess.
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