Hōhoku, Yamaguchi
Hōhoku (豊北町, Hōhoku-chō) was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
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.
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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
- Life Accessory - A Guide To Hōhoku Template:Ja icon
- Shimonoseki official website Template:Ja icon
- Shimonoseki official website Template:En icon
- Shimonoseki Commerce and Industry Association - Hōhoku Branch Template:Ja icon
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