Nobeoka, Miyazaki
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Nobeoka (延岡市; -shi) is the northernmost city located in Miyazaki, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 123,202 and the density of 434.10 persons per km². The total area is 283.81 km².
The city was founded on February 11, 1933.
The climate of Nobeoka is hot and humid in the summer (above 30C) and is somewhat cold in the winter with temperatures dropping to around freezing (0C). Snowfall can be seen in the winter months, but does not accumulate because of coastal warming effects.
The city's economy depends strongly on the company Asahi Kasei, a producer of synthetic and industrial fibers.
It is known regionally for it's Ayu fish
Recently a new type of onion has been developed that can be harvested very early in the year (around february) due to Miyazaki and Nobeoka's relatively warm winter climate. It is known for its mildness and is put raw in salads. Many products, including an onion jam and onion salad dressing, have been produced to promote the onion by local agricultural boards.
Nobeoka is the terminal station for trains that run the length of the prefecture (although some trains do continue up into Oita prefecture). It is also the terminal station for the privately owned takachiho line, which runs towards Kumamoto prefecture from the northeast to the northwest of the prefecture.
Miyazaki is not currently serviced by a expressway, but there are vague plans of building a freeway from Miyazaki city up to Nobeoka. This would bring Nobeoka to within a one hour drive of Miyazaki city. The cost, however, of building an expessway has been criticized has not being recoverable by the relatively small population that it would serve. Nobeoka does have it's own municipal bus service with routes to most destanations in the city.
External links
- Official website (http://www.city.nobeoka.miyazaki.jp/) in Japanese