Yame 八女市 | |
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 Yame Tea Plantation | |
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 Location of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture | |
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  Yame Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:33°12′43″N130°33′28″E / 33.21194°N 130.55778°E /33.21194; 130.55778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yutaro Minohara (since November 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 482.44 km2 (186.27 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2023) | |
• Total | 37,782 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Honmachi 647, Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken 834-8585 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Chrysanthemum,Wisteria,Hymenanthes |
| Tree | Tea,Cinnamonum camphora |
Yame (八女市,Yame-shi) is acity located inFukuoka Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 December 2023[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 37,782 in 16050 households, and apopulation density of 240 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 482.44 km2 (186.27 sq mi).Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.
Yame is located in mountainous southern Fukuoka Prefecture bordering Ōita Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture. The Yabe River, which flows from Mount Mikuni on the prefectural border, flows through Yabe into theAriake Sea. The land has a basin-like topography.
Fukuoka Prefecture
Yame has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yame is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,058.1 mm (81.03 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Yame was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.9 °C (17.8 °F) on 25 January 2016.[3]
| Climate data forKurogi, Yame (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 10.5 (50.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −7.4 (18.7) | −5.1 (22.8) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.2 (28.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | −7.9 (17.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 59.0 (2.32) | 83.3 (3.28) | 129.9 (5.11) | 151.7 (5.97) | 183.8 (7.24) | 388.5 (15.30) | 414.3 (16.31) | 227.1 (8.94) | 182.2 (7.17) | 86.7 (3.41) | 87.2 (3.43) | 64.6 (2.54) | 2,058.1 (81.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.6 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 120.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 116.8 | 129.7 | 162.0 | 183.1 | 192.9 | 121.8 | 161.9 | 197.3 | 166.9 | 177.2 | 143.4 | 124.3 | 1,877.4 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Yame in 2020 is 60,608 people.[4] Yame has been conducting censuses since 1950.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 105,194 | — |
| 1955 | 105,820 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 101,573 | −4.0% |
| 1965 | 93,353 | −8.1% |
| 1970 | 88,888 | −4.8% |
| 1975 | 85,736 | −3.5% |
| 1980 | 85,078 | −0.8% |
| 1985 | 84,556 | −0.6% |
| 1990 | 81,895 | −3.1% |
| 1995 | 79,492 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | 76,689 | −3.5% |
| 2005 | 73,262 | −4.5% |
| 2010 | 69,053 | −5.7% |
| 2015 | 64,408 | −6.7% |
| 2020 | 60,608 | −5.9% |
| Yame population statistics[4] | ||
The area of Yame was part of ancientChikugo Province. It has been inhabited since ancient times, and many ruins from theJōmon period to theYayoi period have been discovered, as well as more than 300kofunburial mounds from theKofun period. A powerful ancient state existed in the Yame region, and it was the center of theIwai Rebellion of 527 AD against the Yamato court. The Iwatoyama Kofun, located in northern Yame, is said to be the tomb of the leader of that rebellion and is the largestkeyhole-shaped tumulus in northern Kyushu. During theEdo Period, Fukushima Castle in Yame was one of the largest flatland-styleJapanese castles in the region and had a three-storytenshu. It was destroyed in 1615 after the area became part ofKurume Domain, but thejōkamachi survived to be one of the largest merchant towns within Kurume Domain. Many traditional buildings from the Edo period to modern times remain along the streets, mainly lacquered houses. After theMeiji restoration, the town of Fukushima was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. In 1943, duringWorld War II, Fukushima was proposed as a site for relocating the capital of Japan.
On April 1, 1954 was raised to city status.. Initially, it was planned to name the city "Chikugo-Fukushima," but due to possible confusion with neighbouring Chikugo city, it was decided to name the city "Yame" instead. At that time, there was a strong opposition to the name from the residents of the former Fukushima town.
On October 1, 2006 the town ofJōyō (fromYame District) was merged into Yame. On February 1, 2010, the towns ofKurogi andTachibana, and the villages ofHoshino andYabe (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.
Yame has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Yame, collectively with the town of Hirokawa, contributes three members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theFukuoka 7th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Yame is overwhelmingly based on agriculture. Yame is a center of traditional craft industries and its total production of traditional crafts is the largest in Kyushu. These includewashi paper, and variousChōchin lanterns,Butsudan, andJapanese umbrellas, andTōrō lantern made fromtuff fromMount Aso.
Yame has 13 public elementary schools, eight public junior high schools and two vocational training schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private junior high and two private high schools.
Yame no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations to the city areJR KyushuHainuzuka Station orNishitetsuKurume Station, the former of which is about 20 minutes away from Fukushima in the city center by bus. The latter is about 30 minutes by bus.
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