Tachiarai, Fukuoka
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Tachiarai (大刀洗町, Tachiarai-machi) is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024[update], the town had an estimated population of 16,065 in 6283 households, and a population density of 700 persons per km². [1] The total area of the town is 22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi).
Geography
Tachiarai is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture and the northern part of the Chikugo Plain, approximately 15 kilometers northeast of Kurume City and approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Fukuoka City. The topography is flat and the Chikugo River flows through the southeastern part of the town, forming the border with Kurume City. Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi.
Neighboring municipalities
Fukuoka Prefecture
Climate
Tachiarai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tachiarai is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1946 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tachiarai is as shown below
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 12,239 | — |
1950 | 13,943 | +13.9% |
1960 | 13,371 | −4.1% |
1970 | 12,769 | −4.5% |
1980 | 13,203 | +3.4% |
1990 | 14,098 | +6.8% |
2000 | 15,227 | +8.0% |
2010 | 15,285 | +0.4% |
2020 | 15,521 | +1.5% |
History
The area of Tachiarai was part of ancient
Kakure Kirishitan community
During the Edo Period (1603-1867), Tachiarai was home to a community of
In 1867, the community was "discovered" by Christians from
The present-day
Government
Tachiarai has a
Tachiarai houses a Defense Intelligence Headquarters signals intelligence facility, which is used to monitor communications from transiting satellites, as part of a program codenamed MALLARD.[11]
Economy
The economy of Tachiarai is based on agriculture. Much of the land is used for growing
Education
Tachiarai has four public elementary high schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railways
Highways
Local attractions
- Site of Tachiarai Airfield (the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum is located in neighboring Chikuzen)
- Shimotakahashi Kanga ruins, National Historic Site
Notable people from Tachiarai
- Kentaro Koba, politician
References
- ^ "Tachiarai Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Tachiarai climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
- ^ 伊藤慎二, 考古学からみた筑後今村キリシタン, 西南学院大学国際文化論集 29(2), 71-97, 2015-03
- ^ a b 中川憲次, カトリック愛苦会修道会の歴史的研究(1)草創期, Fukuoka Jogakuin University bulletin Human relations (9), 47-53, 2008-03
- ^ a b c 佐藤早苗, 奇跡の村 : 隠れキリシタンの里, 河出書房新社, 2002
- ^ 林雅孝, 社会体制と家族の変化, 日本社会分析学会、機関誌No.10-11
- ^ Shiguti, Aldo (22 January 2008). "Missa na Igreja Cristo Rei dos 26 Mártires deve atrair 2 mil romeiros" (PDF). Jornal Nippak - Ano 11 - N. 2191. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Nikkey Shimbun, 日本移植民の原点探る=レジストロ地方入植百周年 ◇戦前編◇ (72)=最古の日系カトリック教会=不思議な政治的設立経緯, 13 Nov 2013, visited on 19 July 2021
- ^ "福岡県国・県指定文化財:有形文化財" (PDF). 福岡県. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "今村天主堂". 国指定文化財等データベース. 文化庁. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Gallagher, Ryan (May 19, 2018). "The Untold Story of Japan's Secret Spy Agency". Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Tachiarai, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons
- Tachiarai official website (in Japanese)