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The center (Kitakyushu-shi)

The center (Kitakyushu-shi)

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The center
—  町丁  —
Scenery of the center spreading out along the street with a car track
Central position (the Fukuoka prefecture)
Red pog.svg
The center
Central position
A coordinate: 33°51'N 52.20 seconds 130°48'E 40.34 seconds / 33.8645000 degrees N 130.8112056 degrees E / 33.8645000, 130.8112056
Country Flag of Japan.svg Japan
The metropolis and districts Flag of Fukuoka Prefecture.svg Fukuoka
Cities, towns and villages Flag of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.svg Kitakyushu-shi
Ward Yahatahigashi-ku
Population (as of 2013 (2013) March 31) [1]
 - 計 2,804 people
Equal time obi JST (UTC +9)
Zip code 805-0019
Area code 093
Number plate Kitakyusyu
※A coordinate is the neighborhood of intersection before the rainbow plaza

A name of a street of central (the center) Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka. 3 central from 1 central as for the current administrative place name. The zip code is 805-0019.

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Geography

In a city area located in the central part of Yahatahigashi-ku, National highway No. 3 goes along the north side of the district to the east and west. Old street with a car track (Fukuoka prefectural road 50 Yawata Tobata Line) and Yamanote Dori go along the center of the district to the east and west.

In a district, it is the district that there are Yawata Chuo-ku mall, a bank, the post office which ever prospered as Monzen-cho of the Yawata ironworks "east gate", and is lively in the ward led by the administrative facilities such as Yahatahigashi-ku government offices.

Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line is open until the section abolition of (1992) in 1992 and is called Chuoucho (I wait for the center) once because "Chuoucho streetcar stop" existed.

History

Entrance of the Yawata Chuo-ku mall
From the neighborhood of blast furnace stand park

Originally here was Edamitsu-mura of Chikuzen country Onga-gun, a domain of Ogura-mura. When Edamitsu-mura, Okura-mura, Ogura-mura merge in (1889) in 1889, and Yawata village is formed, here becomes part, too. The Yawata village became Hachimancho in (1899) in 1899.

It is Yawata ironwork that this ground was a chance to develop. When Yawata ironworks are built in (1901) in 1901 by Higashida, here will show turnout very much as "company town" of the Yawata iron manufacture.

Yawata high elementary school (current Kitakyusyu City central junior high school) was founded in (1902) in 1902 of the next year, and it was moved to the current position as "Yawata primary school" (current Kitakyusyu City Yahata Elementary School), and 岡東小学校 which Higashida had again came to have the role as the local center in the education.

Higashihoncho - Daizo River section of Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line (Kitakyusyu Main Line) was inaugurated in (1911) in 1911, and a streetcar came to run here. Chuo-ku - Edamitsu station square section of the Edamitsu Line was inaugurated in (1923) in 1923, and, in "the Chuoucho streetcar stop," it was in a transfer station as a node with Kitakyusyu Main Line and the Edamitsu line.

"The Kyushu department store" opened in (1932) in 1932. The Kyushu department store was destroyed by fire by war damage and closed a shop in (1971) in 1971 although the affiliation of the complete set of Kyoto increased it after the war and made a start as "Yawata complete set".

There was the name called "Chuo-ku, Yawata-shi", but it is about till then in postwar 1960 that "Chuoucho" as the place name was born (1960). Sanno became independent in (1971) in 1971 and I annexed Okura, a part of Ogura more and became the current "center" afterwards.

When Sunatsu - Kurosakiekimae section of Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line was abolished Edamitsu Line in 1992 in (1985) for the next 1,985 years, the streetcar stop was abolished, too.

Special event

  • By a festival to celebrate the company of Yawata ironworks at this time of the company festival -1901 year, it is performed in Otani baseball stadium of central 2 on about November 3. Many people gather in the Chuoucho whole area on the day.
  • A festival to be held in July in Yawata Gion, Chuo sedge hat with ornaments - every year. 4.7 meters in height, a sedge hat with ornaments more than 2 tons in weight with "hey Sir, the shout of オイサー" of men around the town [2]. Originally preservation society called "blue shade society" carries the preservation of the festival by a certain festival now from prewar days [2].

Traffic

  • National highway No. 3 penetrates a district to the east and west. It is traveled around 12 of them an hour and frequence a route bus of Nishitetsu bus Kitakyusyu including the Nishitetsu Kitakyushu Line substitute bus in an old street with a car track, and the convenience to transportation is good because around three an hour express buses, Nishitetsu いとうづ binding Fukuoka-shi center and Kitakyusyu together again stops.

Facilities

Financial institution

Footnote

  1. From population (town distinction) Yahatahigashi-ku of ^ Kitakyushu-shi the total to 1 - 3. October 28, 2013 reading.
  2. ^ a b "Yawata Gion, Chuo sedge hat with ornaments: in high spirits cruise". The Mainichi Shimbun. (July 18, 2011). http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20110718-00000116-mailo-l40 October 28, 2013 reading. 

References

  • Tsunogawa Japan place name Dictionary editing Committee "Tsunogawa Japan place name Dictionary 40 Fukuoka" Kadokawa Shoten, 1988.

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