Hōhoku, Yamaguchi
Hōhoku (豊北町, Hōhoku-chō) was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Hōhoku
豊北町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Hōhoku-chō | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) (San'in) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| District | Toyoura (dissolved) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.61 km2 (65.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,740 |
| • Density | 75.56/km2 (195.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 3140-1 Oaza Takibe, Hōhoku-chō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5592 |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Hill Cherry |
| Tree | Camellia |
As of January 31, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 12,740 and a density of 75.56 persons per km². The total area is 168.61 km².
On February 13, 2005, Hōhoku, along with the towns of Kikugawa, Toyoura and Toyota (all from Toyoura District), was merged into the expanded city of Shimonoseki.
 The last of Brunton's 26 lighthouses at Tsunoshima island, Hohoku, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
 Tsunoshima Bridge |
Famous Residents
- Masaaki Ikenaga: Former baseball player for the Nishitetsu Lions.
- SION: Singer-songwriter
- Kikusha Tagami: Edo-period poet
- Taichi Nakayama: Founder of Nakayama Taiyoudou Cosmetics (now Club Cosmetics Co.,Ltd)
- Kiyoshi Sasabe: Film director
- Keiko Umeda: Announcer
- Ryuji Fujita: Japanese artist
- Kumiko Sakino: Volleyball player
- Masami Yamamoto: President of Fujitsu Ltd
- Shouzan Sasaki: Member of the Imperial Diet
- Saburo Akieda: Lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and a member of the 8th Submarine Squadron
- Tagami Kikusha: Poet
External links
- Hōhoku official site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Life Accessory - A Guide To Hōhoku (in Japanese)
- Shimonoseki official website (in Japanese)
- Shimonoseki official website (in English)
- Shimonoseki Commerce and Industry Association - Hōhoku Branch (in Japanese)
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