Miyazu, Kyoto
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Geography
Miyazu is located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture at the base of the Tango Peninsula, facing Wakasa Bay of the Sea of Japan to the east. Located in Miyazu City is Amanohashidate or the "bridge to heaven", said to be one of Japan's three most beautiful sights. The naturally formed land bridge is Script error: No such module "convert". long and covered in pine trees.
Neighboring municipalities
Kyoto Prefecture
Climate
Miyazu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), featuring a marked seasonal variation in temperature and precipitation. Summers are hot and humid, but winters are relatively cold with occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyazu is Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Script error: No such module "convert"., and lowest in January, at around Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] Its record high is Template:Cvt, reached on 23 August 2024, and its record low is Template:Cvt, reached on 12 February 1984.[4]
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Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Miyazu in 2020 is 16,758 people. Miyazu has been conducting censuses since 1920. The city's population peaked in 1945 and has declined gradually in the decades since. It is now less than half what it was post-World War II. <templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
History
The area of present-day Miyazu was part of ancient Tango Province, and was then location of the provincial capital and the Tango Kokubun-ji during the late Nara and Heian period. The area came under the control of the Isshiki clan during the Muromachi period and then to Hosokawa Tadaoki in the Sengoku period. During the Edo Period, it was largely under 70,000 koku Miyazu Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate and ruled by a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan from Miyazu Castle. After the Meiji restoration, the town of Miyazu was established within Yosa District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Miyazu became a port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom in July 1899.[6] On June 1, 1954, Miyazu merged with the neighboring villages of Kunda, Yoshizu, Fuchu, Hioki, Seya, Yoro, and Higatani to form the city of Miyazu. The village of Yura was annexed on September 20, 1956.
Government
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Miyazu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Miyazu, together with the town of Yosano contributes one member to the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kyoto 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
Miyazu has an economy based on agriculture, regional commerce, and seasonal tourism.
Education
Miyazu has six public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.
Transportation
Railways
File:Kyoto Tango Railway Logo 02.svg Kyoto Tango Railway – Miyazu Line
File:Kyoto Tango Railway Logo 02.svg Kyoto Tango Railway – Miyafuku Line
Highways
- E9Kyoto Jūkan Expressway: (Maizuru)- Miyazu-Amanohashidate IC
- E9San'in Kinki Expressway: Yoza-Amanohashidate IC - (Yosano)
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Seaport
- Port of Miyazu
Sister cities
| Country | City | State / Region | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon New Zealand | Nelson | File:Nelson flag.svg Nelson | 1976 |
| Template:Flagicon United States | Delray Beach | File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida | 1977 |
Local attractions
- Ama-no-Hashidate (one of the Three Views of Japan)
- Catholic Miyazu Church
- Kono Shrine (Ichinomiya of Tango Province)
- Seikiro Ryokan (Japan Heritage・No43.Tango Chirimen Textile Road)
- Tango Kokubun-ji, National Historic Site
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Catholic Miyazu Church
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Festival＆Events
- Miyazu matsuri
References
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- ↑ US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
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External links
- Miyazu City official website in Japanese
- Japan guide information on Amanohashidate in English
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