Kurume
Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579[1] and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km².
Kurume
久留米市 | |
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 From the upper left: Nishitetsu Kurume Station, city hall, Suitengu shrine, Kora-taisha shrine, Narita-san temple Ishibashi bunka center, JR Kurume Station | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture | |
  Kurume Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′N 130°31′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toshinori Narahara (since February 2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 229.96 km2 (88.79 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 303,579 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 15-3 Jonan, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-8520 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea, Cosmos |
| Tree | Cinnamomum camphora, Zelkova serrata, Rhus succedanea, Camellia, Round Leaf Holly |
On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from Mii District), the towns of Jōjima and Mizuma (both from Mizuma District), and the town of Tanushimaru (from Ukiha District) were merged into Kurume.
Geography
Climate
Kurume has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kurume is 16.8 °C (62.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,938.4 mm (76.31 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Kurume was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) on 13 August 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) on 25 January 2016.[3]
| Climate data for Kurume (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.0 (2.20) |
80.2 (3.16) |
122.5 (4.82) |
156.0 (6.14) |
177.7 (7.00) |
339.2 (13.35) |
376.3 (14.81) |
227.7 (8.96) |
165.4 (6.51) |
89.1 (3.51) |
89.3 (3.52) |
59.0 (2.32) |
1,938.4 (76.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 115 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.6 | 138.6 | 170.0 | 186.6 | 191.9 | 125.3 | 173.6 | 204.6 | 178.4 | 185.2 | 147.9 | 131.3 | 1,963.9 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kurume in 2020 is 303,316 people.[4] Kurume has been conducting censuses since 1960.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 248,997 | — |
| 1965 | 248,963 | −0.0% |
| 1970 | 255,203 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 265,132 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 280,291 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 288,574 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 294,665 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 302,741 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 304,884 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 306,434 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 302,323 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 304,552 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 303,316 | −0.4% |
| Kurume population statistics[4] | ||
Industry
Traditional products
Traditional products of Kurume are kasuri(絣), or woven indigo-dyed cloth; tonkotsu ramen (pork-bone broth noodles); and trays and bowls made from rantai shikki (籃胎漆器), a composite made from lacquered bamboo.
Education
Transport
Kurume Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kyudai Main Line east to Oita, while Nishitetsu Kurume Station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line.
Sister cities
Kurume is twinned with these cities.
- Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan[5]
- Modesto, California, United States[6]
- Hefei, Anhui, China[7]
Notable people born or raised in Kurume
In chronological order of birth year:
- Tanaka Hisashige (1799-1881) Engineer and Inventor who started the company which became Toshiba.
- George Shima (1864–1926), "Potato King" of California.[8][9]
- Shigeru Aoki (1882–1911), Western-style artist.
- Shōjirō Ishibashi (1889–1976), founder of Bridgestone Corporation, which originated in Kurume as traditional footwear manufacturers, producing the sock-like shoe (jika-tabi) used by farmers; they found that by coating the bottom of tabi with rubber, farmers could be protected from the invasion of parasitic worms that live in rice paddies.[10]
- Harue Koga (1895–1933), eclectic avant-garde artist and poet.
- Susumu Fujita (1912–1990/91), actor.[11]
- Leiji Matsumoto (1938–2023), manga artist, anime character designer and animator.[12]
- Seiji Sakaguchi (1942-present), Japanese professional wrestler and judoka
- Ryo Ishibashi (1956–present), actor.[13]
- Seiko Matsuda (1962–present), singer and actress.[14]
- Fumiya Fujii (1962–present), lead vocalist of The Checkers (Japanese band).[15]
- Izumi Sakai (1967–2007), lead vocalist of Zard; born in Kurume, but raised in Kanagawa.[16]
- Rena Tanaka (1980–present), actress.[17]
- Kanikapila 7 piece Pop Band.
- Leo Ieiri (1994–present), singer, songwriter.[18]
See also
References
- "List of Statistical Tables Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan GL38020103". www.e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- Kurume population statistics
- 姉妹都市（国内）. Kurume city. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- 姉妹都市（海外）. Kurume city. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- 友好都市. Kurume city. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- Kim, Hyung-chan. (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, pp. 316-317., p. 316, at Google Books
- Hata, Don and Nadine. "George Shima: The Potato King of California" (PDF). Journal of the West. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2012.
- About the Founder | ISHIBASHI FOUNDATION
- 藤田 進(フジタ ススム)とは - コトバンク. kotobank.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
- 「メーテル役は小雪さんに」松本零士さん、松山で講演 - マイタウン愛媛. asahi.com. 2011-03-06. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08.
- PROFILE｜石橋 凌 (いしばしりょう) OFFICIAL WEBSITE. avex.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26.
- 日本のシンガーTOP30 - 第7位 (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015.
- 男の履歴書 藤井フミヤ｜インライフ. inlifeweb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
- Group Future: ZARD & Sakai Izumi Profiling (Profiling ZARD and Izumi Sakai). Art Book Hon no Mori, 2000. ISBN 4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ), ISBN 978-4-87693-550-5 (ISBN ) (in Japanese)
- 田中麗奈 OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Rena Tanaka Official Site. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09.
- Leo Ieiri
External links
- Official website
(in Japanese)
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