Umi, Fukuoka
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Kasuya District
, Fukuoka
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
of 38,545 and a density
of 1,275.48 persons per km². The total area is 30.22 km².
The town has a river, the Umigawa, flowing through it, a large Hachiman shrine
and a small Protestant church. It also has some ancient burial mounds (kofun
). It is reputedly the birthplace of Emperor Ōjin
, an early Japanese emperor
.
A railway was built in 1919 to facilitate the removal of coal
, but this local industry ended in 1963. The railway line was closed in 1985 and has been made into a pleasant semi-rural walkway
. Umi still has another JR
line, the Kashii Line
. Ban-dai sake is also made in Umi.
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 Kasuya District
Kasuya District, Fukuoka
is a district of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, east of Fukuoka city.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 200,503 and a density of 1,218.05 persons per km². The total area is 164.61 km². It has four stations on the Sasaguri Line, seven on the Kashii Line...
, 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, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 38,545 and a density
Population density
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of 1,275.48 persons per km². The total area is 30.22 km².
The town has a river, the Umigawa, flowing through it, a large Hachiman shrine
Umi Hachimangū
is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi.-History:...
and a small Protestant church. It also has some ancient burial mounds (kofun
Kofun
Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and early 7th century. They gave their name to the Kofun period . Many of the Kofun have a distinctive keyhole-shaped mound , unique to ancient Japan...
). It is reputedly the birthplace of Emperor Ōjin
Emperor Ojin
, also known as Homutawake or , was the 15th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 270 to 310....
, an early Japanese emperor
Emperor
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.
A railway was built in 1919 to facilitate the removal of 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...
, but this local industry ended in 1963. The railway line was closed in 1985 and has been made into a pleasant semi-rural walkway
Walking
Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
. Umi still has another JR
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
line, the Kashii Line
Kashii Line
is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Part of the JR Kyushu, it runs from Saitozaki Station in Fukuoka to Umi Station in Umi.-Line data:*Company: Kyushu Railway Company*Distance: Saitozaki - Umi 25.4km*Gauge: 1067mm*Stations: 16*Tracks: Single...
. Ban-dai sake is also made in Umi.