Nishinoomote, located on the northern portion of Tanegashima, is bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by the Osumi Strait separating Tanegashima from the Kyushu mainland. The city also includes the offshore island of Mageshima within its borders.
Climateedit
Nishinoomote has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with long, hot, humid summers and mild winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with particularly heavy rainfall in May, June, August and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.
Kitatane Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1926 and renamed Nishinoomote. Towards the end of World War II, the town was garrisoned by a 12,000-man force from the Imperial Japanese Army and was thus subjected to bombing by the United States Navy in 1945. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1958.
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Transportationedit
Seaportedit
Nishinoomote Port is a regional transportation hub, with frequent ferry service to Kagoshima, Tokyo, Kobe, and Osaka, as well as Okinawa and the other Osumi islands.
Vila do Bispo, Portugal, since October 1, 1993 (in recognition of the fact that it was Fernão Mendes Pinto, a Portuguese explorer, who claimed to be the first European to set foot on Japan, and did so on Tanegashima in 1543.)[1][2]
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Nishinoomote City official website(in Japanese)
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nishinoomote, kagoshima, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ju. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nishinoomote Kagoshima news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nishinoomote 西之表市 Nishinoomote shi is a city located on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan As of June 2013 the city has an estimated population of 16 418 and a population density of 79 8 persons per km2 The total area is 205 75 km2 Nishinoomote 西之表市CityNishinoomote City HallFlagSealLocation of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima PrefectureNishinoomote Coordinates 30 43 56 N 130 59 48 E 30 73222 N 130 99667 E 30 73222 130 99667CountryJapanRegionKyushu Ōsumi Islands PrefectureKagoshima PrefectureGovernment 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 TipPhone number0997 22 1111Address7612 Nishinoomote Nishinoomote shi Kagoshima ken 891 3193Websitewww wbr city wbr nishinoomote wbr kagoshima wbr jp Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 1 2 Surrounding municipalities 2 History 3 Transportation 3 1 Seaport 3 2 Highway 4 Sister cities 5 References 6 External linksGeography editNishinoomote located on the northern portion of Tanegashima is bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east and by the Osumi Strait separating Tanegashima from the Kyushu mainland The city also includes the offshore island of Mageshima within its borders Climate edit Nishinoomote has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa with long hot humid summers and mild winters Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with particularly heavy rainfall in May June August and September The area is subject to frequent typhoons Surrounding municipalities edit NakataneHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kitatane Village was established on April 1 1889 It was elevated to town status on April 1 1926 and renamed Nishinoomote Towards the end of World War II the town was garrisoned by a 12 000 man force from the Imperial Japanese Army and was thus subjected to bombing by the United States Navy in 1945 It was elevated to city status on October 1 1958 nbsp NishinoomoteTransportation editSeaport edit Nishinoomote Port is a regional transportation hub with frequent ferry service to Kagoshima Tokyo Kobe and Osaka as well as Okinawa and the other Osumi islands Highway edit nbsp National Route 58Sister cities edit nbsp Isa Kagoshima since November 10 1962 nbsp Sakai Osaka since October 18 1986 nbsp Nagahama Shiga since October 8 1987 nbsp Vila do Bispo Portugal since October 1 1993 in recognition of the fact that it was Fernao Mendes Pinto a Portuguese explorer who claimed to be the first European to set foot on Japan and did so on Tanegashima in 1543 1 2 References edit Embassy of Portugal to Japan Flagspot net Archived 2012 10 19 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Nishinoomote Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons Nishinoomote City official website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nishinoomote Kagoshima amp oldid 1216115788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
