Tamana (Kumamoto)

Tamana (Japanese玉 名 市, - shi) is a Japanese city in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu on the coast to ostchinesischem sea.

Geography

Tamana is located north of Kumamoto and south of Fukuoka and Kurume. The city stretches along the Kikuchi Class 1 river, especially the Kikuchi - level (菊池 平野, Kikuchi heiya ), which opens into the Ariake Sea. The coast is strongly influenced by various land reclamation.

History

Tamana was founded on April 1, 1954.

Traffic

  • Street: National roads 208, 501

Sons and daughters of the town

  • OASA Yuji (1887-1974), Kendoka
  • Togawa Shūkotsu (1871 (then Iwasaki ) -1939 ), literary critic, Anglist, essayist

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kumamoto
  • Arao
  • Nagomi
  • Nagasu
  • Gyokutō
  • Nankan
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