Tachiarai, Fukuoka
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Mii District
, Fukuoka
, Japan
.
As of 2003, it has an estimated population
of 15,323 and a density
of 671.18 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².
Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi. Much of the land is used for growing rice and other crops.
Church was built in 1913, although there have been hidden Christians
in the area since the 16th century.http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~gensei/ee1.html
Tachiarai was home to a Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Base, established in 1919 and the Tachiarai Army Flight School, established in 1940, before American bombers destroyed
them in 1945.
There is one junior high school and four elementary schools in Tachiarai. There are also a number of nursery schools, and one private English school
.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Mii District
Mii District, Fukuoka
is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003 statistics , the district has an estimated population of 15,378 and a density of 674 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².-Mergers:...
, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, 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...
.
As of 2003, it has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 15,323 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 671.18 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².
Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi. Much of the land is used for growing rice and other crops.
History
Imamura CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Church was built in 1913, although there have been hidden Christians
Kakure Kirishitan
is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s.-History:Kakure Kirishitans are called the "hidden" Christians because they continued to practice Christianity in secret. They worshipped in secret rooms in private homes...
in the area since the 16th century.http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~gensei/ee1.html
Tachiarai was home to a Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Base, established in 1919 and the Tachiarai Army Flight School, established in 1940, before American bombers destroyed
Air raids on Japan
During World War II the Allied forces conducted many air raids on Japan which caused extensive destruction to the country's cities and killed over 300,000 people. These attacks began with the Doolittle Raid in mid-April 1942, but did not resume until June 1944 when United States Army Air Forces ...
them in 1945.
Attractions
The Tachiarai Peace Museum was opened in 1987 at the site of a former train station to commemorate those who died in the war, airforce pilots in particular.Education
The Tachiarai Board of Education is located near Ozeki train station, and is titled "Dream Center".There is one junior high school and four elementary schools in Tachiarai. There are also a number of nursery schools, and one private English school
Eikaiwa
or often shortened to , are English conversation schools, usually privately operated, in Japan. It is a combination of the word and.Although the Japanese public education system mandates that English be taught as part of the curriculum from fifth grade, the focus is generally on English grammar...
.