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
Nishinoomote City Hall
Flag of Nishinoomote
Flag
Official seal of Nishinoomote
Seal
Location of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture
Location of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture
Nishinoomote is located in Japan
Nishinoomote
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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