Takebe, Okayama

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A view of Fukuwatari in Takebe, Okayama
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Rural landscape of Kawaguchi in Takebe, Okayama

Takebe(建部町,Takebe-chō) is a hilly and mountainous area located at the north end of Kita-ku in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Kita-ku, Okayama one of four wards of the City of Okayama, Japan

Kita-ku (北区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 451.03 km² and a population of 295,312. The population density is 655 per square kilometer. The name means "North Ward."

Okayama Prefecture Prefecture of Japan

Okayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Okayama.

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As of September 30, 2010, the area had an estimated population of 6,382 [1] and a density of 71.28 persons per km². The total area was 89.53 km².

Population All the organisms of a given species that live in the specified region

In biology, a population is all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is potentially possible between any pair within the area, and where the probability of interbreeding is greater than the probability of cross-breeding with individuals from other areas.

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

Takebe-chō was a town located in Mitsu District, Okayama Prefecture. But on January 22, 2007, Takebe, along with town of Seto (from Akaiwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Okayama. [2]

Mitsu District was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Seto was a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Akaiwa was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The district seat was village of Monori.

Attraction

Asahigawa Dam

Asahigawa Dam is a dam on Asahi River straddling the border between Kibichūō and northern Takebe, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The dam was completed in 1954.

Hinoshita Torite Kaisan Takenouchi-ryū is the oldest jujutsu koryū in Japan. It was founded in 1532, the first year of Tenbun, on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori, the lord of Ichinose Castle in Sakushū. Although it is famous for its jūjutsu, Takenouchi Ryū is actually a complete martial art including armed grappling, staff (bōjutsu), sword (kenjutsu), sword drawing (iaijutsu), glaive (naginatajutsu), iron fan (tessenjutsu), restraining rope (hojōjutsu), and resuscitation techniques (sakkatsuhō). Its jūjutsu techniques have been influential in the founding of many other schools in Japan. Takenouchi Ryū is still actively transmitted today by members of the Takenouchi family, as well as by other groups both within and outside Japan.

<i>Onsen</i> hot spring and its associated bathing facilities and inns

An onsen  (温泉) is a Japanese hot spring; the term also extends to cover the bathing facilities and traditional inns frequently situated around a hot spring. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands.

Transportation

Train stations

Tsuyama Line railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in Okayama Prefecture, Japan

The Tsuyama Line is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company connecting Okayama and Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Fukuwatari Station is a train station in Takebe-chō Fukuwatari, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Takebe Station railway station in Okayama, Okayama prefecture, Japan

Takebe Station is a train station in Takebe-chō Nakada, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Major roads

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References

  1. ↑ New population statistics on the official website of Okayama City (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ "Overview｜Okayama City｜サイトについて｜Languages". www.city.okayama.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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