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Oita (Japanese大分 市, -shi) is a city and seaport and administrative center of Oita prefecture and is located on the Japanese island of Kyushu at the Beppu Bay.
Economy
The most important local companies are:
- Chemical industry: Kyushu mineral oil (九州 石油) in oil refineries and Asahi Kasei Chemicals (旭化成 ケミカルズ)
- Electrical Industry: Canon (キヤノン), Toshiba (东芝), Oita TS Semiconductor (大分 ティー エス セミコンダクタ) and Asahi Solar Technology (朝日ソーラー)
- Steel industry: Nippon Steel (新 日本 制 铁)
- Pharmaceutical Industry: Asahi Kasei Medical's (旭化成 メディカル)
- Shipbuilding industry: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (三井 造船)
- Food Industry: Joyfull (ジョイフル)
- Chain: Tokiwa (トキハ)
Oita TS Semiconductor is a joint venture between Toshiba and Sony Computer Entertainment. This company was involved in the production of the main processor of the PlayStation 2, called the Emotion Engine, and parts to the graphics processor of the PlayStation 3.
Culture
- Takasakiyama Nature Animal Park (高崎 山 自然 动物园)
- Oita Marine Aquarium Umitamago (大分 マリーン パレス 水族館「うみたまご」 )
- Ruins of Castle Funai (府 内 城 址)
- Tanabata Matsuri (七夕 まつり) on the first weekend in August
Traffic
- Roads: Oita Expressway
- National Road 10 to Kagoshima or Kitakyushu
- National Road 57: Nagasaki
- JR Nippo Main Line: after Kokura or Kagoshima
Sports
Oita is the home of the football club Oita Trinita from the J. League, whose games are played in Kyushu Sekiyu Dome. This was also a venue for the World Cup 2002.
Since 1952 takes place between Beppu and Oita Beppu - Oita Marathon of place.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Murayama Tomiichi (* 1924), 81st Prime Minister of Japan
- Arata Isozaki ( born 1931 ), architect
- Hiroshi Kiyotake (* 1989), football player
- Yusuke Santamaria ( born 1971 ), actor
- Satoko Suetsuna (* 1981), badminton player
- Tomoya Adachi ( born 1985 ), marathon runner
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Beppu
- Usuki
- Taketa
- Yufu
- Bungo - Ono