Nishinoomote, Kagoshima

Nishinoomote (西之表市, Nishino'omote-shi[1]) is a Japanese city in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Tanegashima.

Nishinoomote
西之表市
City
Nishinoomote City Hall
Flag
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Location of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture
Nishinoomote
 
Coordinates: 30°41′N 131°01′E
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu (Ōsumi Islands)
PrefectureKagoshima Prefecture
Government
 • MayorShusuke Yasaka (since April 2017)
Area
 • Total205.75 km2 (79.44 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2013)
 • Total16,418
 • Density79.8/km2 (207/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-TreeAkō (Ficus superba Miq. var. japonica Miq.)
- FlowerLilium longiflorum
-Flowering TreeChinese hibiscus
-InsectGreat Orange Tip
Phone number0997-22-1111
Address7612 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-3193
Websitewww.city.nishinoomote.kagoshima.jp

History

The city was established on 1 October 1958.

Timeline
  • 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month): Portuguese ship landed at Tanegashima bringing the first gun into Japan.[2] Fernão Mendes Pinto is believed to be the first European to set foot on Japan.
  • 1993 (Heisei 5): Nishinoomote developed a twin town link with Vila do Bispo, Portugal.[3]

References
  1. Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd. Tokyo 1990
  2. History of Kagoshima Archived 2011-11-08 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-12-6.
  3. Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo, Twin Cities Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-8.

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