Takachiho
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Takachiho 高千穂町 |
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 Location of Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture |
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 Takachiho
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| Coordinates: 32°43′N 131°18′E / 32.717°N 131.300°ECoordinates: 32°43′N 131°18′E / 32.717°N 131.300°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kyushu | |
| Prefecture | Miyazaki Prefecture | |
| District | Nishiusuki | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Shingo Uchikura (内倉信吾) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 237.32 km2 (91.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (February 1, 2008) | ||
| • Total | 14,262 | |
| • Density | 60.1/km2 (156/sq mi) | |
| Symbols | ||
| • Tree | Ogatama-no-ki | |
| • Flower | Wisteria | |
| • Bird | Meadow bunting | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 13 Ōaza Mitai, Takachiho-chō, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki-ken 882-1192 |
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| Website | www |
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Takachiho (高千穂町 Takachiho-chō?) is a town in Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
Takachiho is in the northernmost part of Miyazaki Prefecture, bordering Kumamoto Prefecture on its north and northwest sides and Oita Prefecture on its north and northeast sides. The Gokase River flows from the west to the southeast part of town.
The heart of the town is at its center, around the now-defunct Takachiho Station and the business office of Takachiho Kotsu, the town's public transportation company. Takachiho Gorge, in the southern part of town, is fairly famous as a tourist attraction.
Takachiho is about 120 km northwest of the prefectural capital of Miyazaki and about 80 km southeast of the city of Kumamoto. Due to no public transportation facilities, nor any national highways to Miyazaki, it takes about three hours to get there.
Because it takes about half that time to get to Kumamoto, ties between Takachiho and Kumamoto are getting deeper year by year. This is not a recent development, as transportation to the base of Mount Aso has existed for a long time.
According to Japanese mythology, Takachiho is the land where Ninigi descended from the heavens, sent by Amaterasu, the sun goddess. It contains the Ama-no-Iwato shrine which is, according to myth, the location of the cave where Amaterasu hid until Ame-no-Uzume lured her out.
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