Misato, Miyazaki

Misato
美郷町
Town
Shosoin style in Misato, which built by part of tourism and relationship in Japan and South Korea

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Location of Misato in Miyazaki Prefecture
Misato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°E / 32.43222; 131.37917Coordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°E / 32.43222; 131.37917
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Miyazaki Prefecture
District Higashiusuki
Government
 • Mayor Hikoichi Kikuta (since February 2010)
Area
 • Total 448.72 km2 (173.25 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2017)
 • Total 5,279
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Ternstroemia gymnanthera
 • Flower Prunus mume
 • Bird Japanese white-eye
Time zone UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address Saigo-ku, Tashiro 1, Misato Town, Higashi-Usuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県東臼杵郡三郷町西郷区田代１番地)
883-1101
Website www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp

Misato (美郷町, Misato-chō) is a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

The town was formed on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the villages of Kitagō, Nangō and Saigō, all from Higashiusuki District.

As of March 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 5,279, with 2,292 households[1] and the population density of 12 persons per km2. The total area is 448.72 km2.

Local attraction

Museum of Baekje in Misato and West Shosoin in Misato, both built in 1996, as part of the tourism partnership in Japan and South Korea.

Museum of Baekje in Misato

Transportation

Highways

References

  1. ↑ "Official website of Misato Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Misato Town. Retrieved 27 April 2017.


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