Kunisaki, Ōita

Map showing location of Kunisaki in Oita Prefecture (as of 2006).

Kunisaki (国東市, Kunisaki-shi) is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

Kunisaki City was founded on March 31, 2006, as a result of the merger between the towns of Kunisaki (old), Aki, Kunimi and Musashi, all from Higashikunisaki District.

As of 30 Sept 2011, the city has an estimated population of 32,057 and a density of 101 persons per km². The total area is 317.80 km².

Oita Airport is located in Kunisaki.

Visiting

By air

• 1 hr 30 mins by air from Tokyo Haneda airport to Oita airport
• 55 mins by air from Osaka Itami airport/Kansai International Airport to Oita airport
• 1 hr 10 mins from Nagoya Chubu International Airport to Oita airport

Car

• Taxi rank immediately outside the airport.
• Cars (hire companies near airport) are recommended for getting around the whole of Kunisaki Peninsula.

Official City Symbols

City flower: Field Mustard (Nanohana)

City Tree: Camphor tree or Cinnamomum camphora

City Bird: Japanese pheasant

Population

Population data for Kunisaki, as of 30 Sept 2011

Town	Male	Female	Total	No. of households
Kunisaki-machi	5784	6435	12219	5153
Kunimi-machi	2287	2608	4895	2181
Musashi-machi	2716	2824	5540	2279
Aki-machi	4534	4869	9403	3826
TOTALS
Kunisaki-City	15321	16736	32057	13439

Population distribution (2005 Census)

National Population distribution by age（2005）	Age distribution by gender, for Kunisaki（2005）
■ Purple - Kunisaki	■ Blue - Men
■ Green - Japan	■ Red - Women

Geography

Colour Satellite view of Kunisaki Peninsula ([1])

Located in northern Kyushu and the north east of Oita prefecture.

Mountains:

• Mt. Futago (Futago-san) at 720m and the tallest
• Mt. Monju (Monju-san)
• Mt. Odomure
• Mt. Otake
• Mt. Takeshi Washinosu
• Mt. Fudo (or Hudo)

Geology

Satellite view of Kunisaki Peninsula (Earth Snapshot)

The Kunisaki Peninsula is formed from large conical volcanoes, including the 720m tall Mt. Futago.
Twenty-eight ravines radiate outward from the peninsula’s center.

Nuclear-free zone

On June 25, 2009, the City of Kunisaki declared itself a 'Nuclear-free Peace City" in wishing the abolition of nuclear weapons and world permanent peace.

Industry

Large companies based in Kunisaki

• Canon Inc (in Japanese)
• Sony Semiconductor Corporation (in Japanese)

Schools

are run by the City (data as of 23 of April 2011)

Elementary

• Total Number of schools: 14
• Total Number of Pupils: 1383

Kunisaki-machi:

• Kunoura Shougakkou (23 pupils, plan to close at the end of March 2012, and will merge into Tomiku)
• Tomiku Shougakkou (95 pupils)
• Daion Shougakkou (15 pupils)
• Toyosaki Shougakkou (26 pupils)
• Kunisaki Shougakkou (253 pupils)
• Owara Shougakkou (49 pupils)
• Asahi Shougakkou (49 pupils)

Musashi-machi:

• Musashi Nishi Shougakkou (45 puplis)
• Musashi Higashi Shougakkou (191 pupils)

Aki-machi:

• Aki Chuou Shougakkou (215 pupils)
• Aki Shougakkou (234 pupils)

Kunimi-machi:

• Taketazu Shougakkou (31 pupils)
• Imi Shougakkou (98 pupils)
• Kumage Shougakkou (59 pupils)

Junior High Schools

Total Number of schools: 4

Total Number of Pupils: 870

• Kunisaki Chugakkou (338)
• Musashi Chugakkou (153)
• Aki Chugakkou (284)
• Kunimi Chuggakou (95)

Transportation

Oita Airport

Attractions | Festivals

Gyonyu Dam and Lake Taro

• A concrete gravity type dam.
• Started in 1983 and completed in 1996.
• Surface area of 5.6sq km.
• Parks and vantage points dotted around.
• Many statues of Kappa_(folklore)
• Contains large Coy (carp).

Temples

Futago-ji
Monjusen-ji
Senpuku-ji (also Sempuku-ji)
Iwato-ji
Ankoku-ji
Joubutsu-ji
Tomiku-ji

External links

• Kunisaki Official Website (Japanese)