Country Japan City hall address 857-2302 Population 32,107 (1 Jan 2009) Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture | Region Kyushu Area 242 km² Local time Tuesday 2:15 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.saikai.nagasaki.jp Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 51% Humidity Points of interest 長崎バイオパーク (BioPark), Saikai Bridge, Port Hoorn, Onyoku Museum, Yukinoura Seaside Park | ||
Saikai (西海市, Saikai-shi) is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
The modern city of Saikai was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of five towns on the northern tip of Nishisonogi Peninsula: the former town of Saikai, Ōseto, Ōshima, Sakito and Seihi (all from Nishisonogi District). Its city hall is the former town hall of Ōseto.
The economy of the towns in this area were dominated by fishing and whaling in the Edo period, and coal mining in the Meiji period. The area is now primarily agricultural, with forestry products and tourism also of importance.
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