Hōhoku, Yamaguchi
Hōhoku (豊北町, Hōhoku-chō) was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Hōhoku 豊北町 | |
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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) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Camellia |
• Flower | Hill Cherry |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
City hall address | 3140-1 Oaza Takibe, Hōhoku-chō, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-5592 |
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
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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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