Population 37,998 (1 Mar 2011) | ||
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.nagato.yamaguchi.jp Weather 13°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 63% Humidity Points of interest Motonosumiinari Shrine, Yumoto Hot Spring, Kaneko Misuzu Memorial, Tawarayama Hot Spring, Tainei‑ji Temple | ||
Good wave ride at niinohama beach at nagato yamaguchi ken japan
Nagato (長門市, Nagato-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954.
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- Good wave ride at niinohama beach at nagato yamaguchi ken japan
- Map of Nagato Yamaguchi Prefecture Japan
- Railways
- Famous people
- Recent annexion
- References
Map of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
As of March 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 37,998 and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area is 357.92 km².
Nagato consists of five smaller towns that were absorbed over the past several years. The towns are Fukawa, Senzaki, Yuya, Heki and Misumi (all from Ōtsu District). Nagato also encompasses Omijima Island and the township of Kayoi.
The nearby Omijima Island has many pebbled beaches and scuba diving on one of its northern beaches. The island is reached by a large road bridge which connects the Senzaki Peninsula with the southern edge of the island.
There are many onsen on the southern edge of the town in Yumoto with hot springs.