Dazaifu 太宰府市 | |
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 Dazaifu City Hall | |
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 Location of Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture | |
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  Dazaifu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:33°30′46″N130°31′26″E / 33.51278°N 130.52389°E /33.51278; 130.52389 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daizo Kushida |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 71,505 |
| • Density | 2,416/km2 (6,257/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1-1 Kanzeon-ji, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0198 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Ume blossom |
| Tree | Kusunoki |
Dazaifu (太宰府市,Dazaifu-shi) is acity located inFukuoka Prefecture,Japan.[1] As of 31 March 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 71,505 in 33204 households, and apopulation density of 260 persons per km².[2] The total area of the city is 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi).
Dazaifu is located in central Fukuoka Prefecture, approximately 16 kilometers southeast of Fukuoka City. The city is surrounded by Mount Shioji in the north,Mount Hōman in the east, and Mount Tenbai in the southwest; with the Mikasa River running through the center of the city. The central part of the city area has a well-developed central urban area, and there are many historical sites and famous places. The western and southern parts of the city arecommuter towns for the Fukuoka metropolitan area.
Fukuoka Prefecture
Dazaifu has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cfa). The average annual temperature in Dazaifu is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,851.9 mm (72.91 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.7 °C (81.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F).[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in Dazaifu was 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on 20 July 2018 and 3 August 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) on 25 January 2016.[4]
| Climate data for Dazaifu (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) | 19.6 (67.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.7 (99.9) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.3 (100.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | 16.4 (61.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −5.3 (22.5) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | −5.6 (21.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 69.9 (2.75) | 74.3 (2.93) | 113.6 (4.47) | 134.8 (5.31) | 145.8 (5.74) | 282.2 (11.11) | 359.0 (14.13) | 237.0 (9.33) | 183.9 (7.24) | 96.9 (3.81) | 86.1 (3.39) | 68.6 (2.70) | 1,851.9 (72.91) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 120.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 105.0 | 118.8 | 155.1 | 179.5 | 190.9 | 122.8 | 141.4 | 174.2 | 151.8 | 168.9 | 136.9 | 107.1 | 1,752.3 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Dazaifu in 2020 is 73,164 people.[5] Dazaifu has been conducting censuses since 1920.
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The area ofDazaifu was part of ancientChikuzen Province and was the capital of ancientTsukushi Province in theKofun period. A fortified site that was the imperial office governingKyūshū (corresponding toTagajō inTōhoku) was established in 663 AD, and the name "Dazaifu" first appears in theNihon Shoki in 671 AD. According to theTaiho Code of 701, an attempt by theYamato Kingdom to exert further control over its territories, Dazaifu was given two principal administrative functions: to supervise the affairs of Tsukushi (present-day Kyushu) and to receive foreign emissaries. Dazaifu hosted foreign embassies fromTang China andKorea.Kōrokan, a guesthouse for foreign embassies, was also established. The Korokan featured in contemporary literature, such as theMan'yōshū, as a place of departure for ocean voyages. Government records indicate that the disastrousJapanese smallpox epidemic that took place from 735 to 737 first took hold in Dazaifu.[6] From theNara period through theHeian period and until theKamakura period, Dazaifu was one of the military and administrative centers of Japan. In the Heian period, Dazaifu was a place ofexile for high-ranking courtiers. Nobles exiled there includeSugawara no Michizane.[7] His grave is atDazaifu Tenman-gū. The government offices were burned down during the rebellion ofFujiwara no Sumitomo in 941 and with the decline of imperial authority, Dazaifu never regained its earlier prestige.[8] By theMuromachi period the political center of Kyūshū was moved toHakata.[1][9] The Shōni were later expelled by theŌuchi clan. In theEdo period, Dazaifu was part ofFukuoka Domain.
After theMeiji restoration, the village of Dazaifu was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Dazaifu was raised to town status on March 1, 1955, and to city status on April 1, 1982.
Dazaifu has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 18 members. Dazaifu contributes two members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theFukuoka 5th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Although mostly mountainous, Daizaifu does havearable land used forpaddy fields andmarket gardening. However, tourism is the mainstay of the local economy, due to many historical sites. Dazaifu is also a "college town" with many students at its colleges and universities.
Dazaifu has seven public elementary schools and four public junior high schools and two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private elementary, one private junior high and two private high schools.
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TheStarbucks coffeeshop in Dazaifu has a unique design byKengo Kuma.[10]
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