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Nobeoka (延岡市; -shi) is the northernmost city located in Miyazaki, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ...
Miyazaki Prefecture (Japanese: 宮崎県; Miyazaki-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ...
Population As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 123,202 and the density of 434.10 persons per km². The total area is 283.81 km². 2003 (MMIII) was 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. ...
History The city was founded on February 11, 1933. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Climate The climate of Nobeoka is hot and humid in the summer (above 30 °C) and is somewhat cold in the winter with temperatures dropping to around freezing (0 °C). Snowfall can be seen in the winter months, but does not accumulate because of coastal warming effects.
Economy The city's economy depends strongly on the company Asahi Kasei, a producer of synthetic and industrial fibers.
It is known regionally for its Ayu fish.
Recently a new type of onion has been developed that can be harvested very early in the year (around february) due to Miyazaki and Nobeoka's relatively warm winter climate. It is known for its mildness and is put raw in salads. Many products, including an onion jam and onion salad dressing, have been produced to promote the onion by local agricultural boards.
Transportation Nobeoka is the terminal station for trains that run the length of the prefecture (although some trains do continue up into Oita prefecture). It is also the terminal station for the privately owned takachiho line, which runs towards Kumamoto prefecture from the northeast to the northwest of the prefecture.
Miyazaki is not currently serviced by a expressway, but there are vague plans of building a freeway from Miyazaki city up to Nobeoka. This would bring Nobeoka to within a one-hour drive of Miyazaki city. The cost, however, of building an expressway has been criticized has not being recoverable by the relatively small population that it would serve. Nobeoka does have its own municipal bus service with routes to most destinations in the city.
External links - Official website in Japanese
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