Ōita Prefecture

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Ōita Prefecture

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/data/is latn data' not found. is a prefecture in the Kyūshū region of Japan on the island of Kyūshū.[1] The capital city is Ōita.[2] Ōita is well known in Japan for its many hot springs.

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Ōita
大分県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiŌita-ken
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Location of Ōita in Japan
Coordinates: 33°14′17.47″N 131°36′45.38″E
Country Japan
RegionKyūshū
IslandKyūshū
CapitalŌita
Government
 • GovernorKiichirō Satō
Area
 • Total6,338.82 km2 (2,447.43 sq mi)
 • Rank24th
Population
 (Oct 1, 2005)
 • Total1,209,587
 • Rank34th
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-44
Prefectural flowerBungo-ume blossom (Prunus mume var. bungo)
Prefectural treeBungo-ume tree (Prunus mume var. bungo)
Prefectural birdJapanese white-eye (Zosterops japonica)
Number of districts3
Number of municipalities18
Websitewww.pref.oita.jp/english/
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History

In the 6th century, one of the regions of Kyushu was divided into Bungo Province and Buzen Province.

After the Meiji Restoration, districts from Bungo and Buzen provinces were combined to form Ōita Prefecture.[3]

Timeline

  • 1184 (Juei 3): Usa Shrine was destroyed by fire in Gempei War.[4]
  • November 19, 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month): Battle of Bun'ei[5]
  • August 15, 1281 (Kōan 4, 30th day of the 7th month): Battle of Kōan[6]
  • 2002 (Heisei 15): FIFA World Cup in Ōita[4]

Geography

Ōita Prefecture is on the north-eastern section of the island of Kyūshū.

Ōita is faces the Suo Channel and Honshū Island to the north. The prefecture looks towards the Iyo Channel and Shikoku Island to the east. It is bordered by Miyazaki Prefecture to the south. Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture are to the west.

Cities

  • Beppu
  • Bungo-ōno
  • Bungotakada
  • Hita
  • Kitsuki
  • Kunisaki
  • Nakatsu
  • Ōita (capital)
  • Saiki
  • Taketa
  • Tsukumi
  • Usa
  • Usuki
  • Yufu

Towns and villages

  • Hayami District:
    • Hiji
  • Higashikunisaki District:
    • Himeshima
  • Kusu District:
    • Kokonoe
    • Kusu

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 28% of the total land area of the prefecture.[7]

Shrines and Temples

Sasamuta-jinja, Usa-jinjū and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[8]

Fukiji Temple has the oldest wooden structure in Kyushu.

The Usuki Buddhas include 60+ cliff carvings from Heian period.

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