Saikai, Nagasaki
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is a city
located in Nagasaki
, Japan
.
Saikai City was formed through the merger of five towns on the northern tip of Nishisonogi Peninsula
on April 1, 2005: the former town of Saikai, Ōseto
, Ōshima
, Sakito
and Seihi
, all from Nishisonogi District
. Its city hall is the former town hall of Ōseto.
The economy of the towns in this area were dominated by fishing and whaling in the Edo period
, and coal
mining in the Meiji period
. The area is now primarily agricultural, with forestry products and tourism also of importance.
Cities of Japan
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located in Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Saikai City was formed through the merger of five towns on the northern tip of Nishisonogi Peninsula
Nishisonogi Peninsula
thumb|right|250px|Nishisonogi Peninsula and Nagasaki Peninsula The Nishisonogi Peninsula is a peninsula in northwest Kyūshū, Japan. It is the north-northwesterly fork of a larger peninsula which also includes Nagasaki Peninsula...
on April 1, 2005: the former town of Saikai, Ōseto
Oseto, Nagasaki
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,577 and a density of 96.25 persons per km². The total area was 78.72 km²....
, Ōshima
Oshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi)
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,046 and a density of 453.56 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km²....
, Sakito
Sakito, Nagasaki
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,126 and a density of 150.57 persons per km². The total area was 14.12 km²....
and Seihi
Seihi, Nagasaki
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Seihi was merged with the towns of Saikai , Ōseto, Ōshima and Sakito, all from Nishisonogi District, to form the new city of Saikai.-Geography:...
, all from Nishisonogi District
Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki
is a district located in Nagasaki, Japan.As of January 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 72,238 and a density of 1460 persons per km²...
. Its city hall is the former town hall of Ōseto.
The economy of the towns in this area were dominated by fishing and whaling in the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, and coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mining in the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
. The area is now primarily agricultural, with forestry products and tourism also of importance.