Maidashi
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Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of 2004, it has a population of 275,652 people and an area of 66.68 sq. km. Its name literally means "east ward".Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka....
, in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, Japan. It is divided into six chōme, numbered 1 to 6, with a total population of 8,813 and 5,341 households (as of 31 August 2011). The postal code for addresses in Maidashi is 812-0054. The "Maidashi" school district includes parts of the Higashi Hama district, which are also described in this article.
Geography
It is located to the west of Hakozaki ShrineHakozaki Shrine
is a Shintō shrine in Fukuoka .-History:Hakozaki Shrine was founded in 923, with the transfer of the spirit of the kami Hachiman from Daibu Hachiman Shrine in what is Honami Commandry, Chikuzen Province in Kyūshū....
, and within the town Kyushu University
Kyushu University
Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
Medical and Dental schools, department of pharmacy, and Kyushu University Hospital are all located.
Origin of the geographical name
means horse and means offer in Japanese.It is said that the name of Maidashi derives from a historical event at which the town people provided horses for participants at a festival in Hakozaki-gu. The name has been used since the end of Heian Period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
.Formally it belonged in (in , it was written as .
History
In the Kamakura Period, when the Mongols attempted to invade JapanMongol invasions of Japan
The ' of 1274 and 1281 were major military efforts undertaken by Kublai Khan to conquer the Japanese islands after the submission of Goryeo to vassaldom. Despite their ultimate failure, the invasion attempts are of macrohistorical importance, because they set a limit on Mongol expansion, and rank...
, Hakata suffered a surprise attack, which led the Kamakura bakuhu, Japan's feudal government, to create bulwark against the Mongolian intruder.
At the end of the Sengoku period, after Kyūshū Campaign
Kyushu Campaign
The Kyūshū Campaign of 1586-1587 was part of the campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who sought to dominate Japan at the end of the Sengoku period...
, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
settled by the sea shore, and ordered Sen no rikyu
Sen no Rikyu
, is considered the historical figure with the most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition of wabi-cha...
to hold a tea party. The pine tree where Rikyu boiled kettle for the tea ceremony still exists in the Kyushu University Medical campus.
During the Edo period, there were many domestic expenditures which made and roofing panel and Sanpo, ritual article, ordered out by Hakozaki-gu.
In 1903, was established.
It's origin was , which was derived from , Fukuoka clan school. In 1911, Kyushu Imperial University medical school was established. After it Maidashi has been prospered as a Collage town.
Environment of education and caring for children
There are several educational establishments: Kyushu UniversityKyushu University
Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
(National Seven Universities
National Seven Universities
The is formally used to refer to seven public institutions of higher education in Japan. The term is commonly used for these seven universities, as they once constituted the Japanese Imperial University system, formed prior to World War II....
) Medical school, dental collage, department of pharmacy, and , and Maidashi elementary school.
In addition, there are top level institutes of the Japan such as Kyushu University Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University Research Center for Prevention of Infections Diseases, Kyushu University Research Center for Genetic Information…etc.. Maidashi area comprises the educational districts as a whole.
And there are many child-care facilities, such as , , and parent and toddler groups such as (in Maidashi Kaikan), , and …etc.. They have encouraged corporate activity recent years. Maidashi is now a popular town among the families with small children in Fukuoka city.
In Maidashi the number of children has been increasing since 1990, making it one of the most fertile areas in Fukuoka city.
As a garden city
There are many gardens, such as Azuma Koen, Maidashi ryokuchiMaidashi ryokuchi
Maidashi Ryokuchi is a public park in Higashi ward, Fukuoka, Japan. Set in Fukuoka's greenbelt the park is an example of the re-use of abandoned railway land in an urban setting...
, Kyushu University campus, … etc.. The maidachi area is famous for as a garden city.
As a area of parks, Fukuoka city is way up on the high level in Japan, especially Midashi area with low population density and educational facility and research establishment cover a much larger area.
Maidashi ryokuchi
Maidashi ryokuchi
Maidashi Ryokuchi is a public park in Higashi ward, Fukuoka, Japan. Set in Fukuoka's greenbelt the park is an example of the re-use of abandoned railway land in an urban setting...
is not only a park but also a historic site which gives the citizens opportunities to learn the modern history of Hukuoka since the Meiji era.
The international city
Since the Hakata has been developed historically as an international city, many metics lived, and there is an international school in the Maidashi area. There is a mallShopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
called , which attracts many people from surrounding areas during holidays.
As a waterfront
Formally coast line retreated at the point of Kyushu UniversityKyushu University
Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
Maidashi campus today, there was place of scenic beauty with white sands and pine groves, and it called as.
But by the full-scale landfill, the scene became a bleak sight. Nowadays image of beautiful sea shore left only around the of Hakozaki shrine, but an extensive prospect of Hakata Bay
Hakata Bay
Hakata Bay is a bay in the northwestern part of Fukuoka city, on the Japanese island of Kyūshū. It faces the Tsushima Strait, and features beaches and a port, though parts of the bay have been reclaimed in the expansion of the city of Fukuoka...
was still the same. Nowadays as a fabulous view of the sea is to be a key selling point, some high-rise condominiums, targeted for high-income class, have been constructed for several years.
Medical and welfare facilities
In the maidashi area there are twelve medical organizations, and per capita number of doctors, nurses, and beds is well above the national average.As above stated, because of that fulfilling infrastructure for medical services, education, welfare, clothing, food and housing, well-maintained public and inhabited environment, and from the fact of growth of population of maidashi school area in recent years，it is contemplated that the many citizens of Hakata wants live in Maidashi.
Rail
- Maidashi-Kyūdai-byōin-mae Station (Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line)