Ōita city is located in east-central Ōita Prefecture, facing Beppu Bay on theSeto Inland Sea. The Ōno River flows from the south to the east, and the Ōita River flows from the west to the west, with the main urban center on the west side of the mouth of the Ōita River, with the Ōita Plain consisting of deltas and alluvial plains formed by the Ōita River and the Ōno River, and surrounding hills. The Takashima area in of the city is within the borders of theSeto Inland Sea National Park.
Ōita has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōita is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1663 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.1 °C.[3]
Climate data for Oita City Nagahama District、elevation 5 meters
The town of Ōita was established on 1 May 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to city status in 1911. On 1 April 1997, it was designated as acore city with greater local autonomy.
During the 1960s and 1970s, anindustrial region was formed along the Beppu Gulf coast. Among the plants in the region were flagship plants ofNippon Steel andShowa Denko.
In the 1970s,Toshiba andCanon built and expanded their plants in inland area. By then, the city emerged as a major production center of electronics products such asLSIs anddigital cameras.
The downtown and shopping districts are located to the north ofOita Station. However, the area has been gradually declining because the main commercial areas have been dispersed due to the construction of bigshopping malls in the suburbs.
Ōita has 54 public elementary schools, 25 public junior high schools, and two combined elementary/junior high schools operated by the city government. The city has 14 public high schools and one combined middle/high school operated by the Ōita Prefectural Board of Education, six private high schools and three private combined middle/high schools. The city also operates four and the prefecture operates one special education schools for the handicapped.
Resonac Dome Oita (originally the Ōita Stadium), also known as Big Eye, is situated along the city expressway. It is the home field of theJ.League football clubŌita Trinita and is used for large local events.
The ŌitaTanabata Festival (大分七夕まつり,Ōita Tanabata Matsuri) is annually held on the first weekend of August. On the first night of the festival, an event called Funai Pacchin (府内戦紙) in whichMatsuri floats depictingwarriors are paraded through the central streets of the city is held.[8]Funai Pacchin float
Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, which traces a path between Ōita and its neighbouring city ofBeppu. The competition has been held every year since 1952 and is classed as anIAAF Silver Label road race.[9]
![From top, left to right: Funai Castle, Monkeys in Mount Takasaki, Motomachi Stone Buddhas, Ōita Stadium, Old Ōita Bank [ja], Shopping street in central Ōita [ja]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aOita_montage.jpg)
