Kitagata Town 北方町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 33°13′48″N130°3′46″E / 33.23000°N 130.06278°E Coordinates: 33°13′48″N130°3′46″E / 33.23000°N 130.06278°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Saga Prefecture |
District | Kishima |
Merged | March 1, 2006 (now part of Takeo) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) |
Population (October 1, 2004) | |
• Total | 8,427 |
• Density | 309.25/km2 (801.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | Takeo City |
For other places with the same name, see Kitagata (disambiguation) .
Kitagata (北方町, Kitagata-machi) was a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
On March 1, 2006, Kitagata, along with the town of Yamauchi (also from Kishima District), was merged into the expanded city of Takeo.
During the Edo period the Nagasaki Kaidō passed through Kitagata. During the Meiji period the Nishiki coal mine was operated and the coal industry flourished. However, it closed in 1960.
Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Saga Prefecture has a population of 813,590 and has a geographic area of 2,440 km². Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.
Imari is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for the European export trade.
Takeo is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. In 2011, the city government was the first in Japan to switch to using Facebook for its website.
Kashima is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Ogi is a city located in the central part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
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Shiroishi is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Ariake was a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Shiota was a town located in Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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The Nagasaki Kaidō (長崎街道) was a road across Kyūshū from Kokura to Nagasaki, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the chief of the Dutch trading post at Nagasaki on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed. The route stretched 228 km and took travelers approximately one week.
Saga is the capital city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Hizen-Shiroishi Station is a railway station in Shiroishi, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.
Kitagata Station is a train station in Kitagata Town, Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.
Yoshinogari is a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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Kōhoku is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is known as a crossroads for railways and national highways, and as such has dubbed itself "the navel of Saga".
Nagasaki Expressway is one of the Expressways of Japan from Tosu to Nagasaki. It runs through the prefecture of Saga, and the southern half of the Nagasaki prefecture. The total length is 120.4 km.
The Wednesday Strangler is an unidentified Japanese serial killer, responsible for the murders of seven women in Saga Prefecture from 1975 and 1989. The nickname comes from the fact that six of the victims disappeared on a Wednesday. The killings are also referred to as the Saga Women Murders.