Nichinan, Miyazaki

Nichinan (Japanese日 南市, - shi) is a Japanese city in Miyazaki Prefecture on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.

Geography

Nichinan is located north of Kushima and south of Miyazaki on the Pacific Ocean.

History

The city was founded on 1 January 1950. On 30 March 2009, it merged with Kitago (北 郷 町, -chō ) and nango (南 郷 町, -chō ) from the district Minaminaka -gun to the new city Nichinan. The county was thereupon be dissolved.

Attractions

  • Castle Obi (饫 肥城obihan )
  • Udo- jingu Shrine (鹈 戸 神宫udojingū )

Traffic

  • Roads: National Road 220
  • National Road 222
  • JR Nichinan- line: to Miyazaki

Twinning

  • Japan Naha, Japan, since 1969
  • United States Portsmouth, United States, since 1985
  • Japan Inuyama, Japan, since 2000

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Komura Jutaro ( politician, diplomat )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Miyazaki
  • Miyakonojo
  • Kushima
  • Mimata
  • Kiyotake
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