Tokuyama, Yamaguchi
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was a city
located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
, Japan
.
On April 21, 2003 Tokuyama was merged with the city of Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage
, from Kumage District
, and the town of Kano
, from Tsuno District
, to form the new city of Shūnan
.
The city had a population of about 150,000 people. Its location along the Sanyō Shinkansen
made for easy access to nearby cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hikari holds a sizable beach.
The city had a small offering of festivals throughout the year. The most popular was the Christmas Tree Festival, where the city fills the trees along Miyuki Dori with Christmas lights and plays Christmas carols from 6-10 p.m. each night. On December 23-25, food stalls filled the sidewalks, offering grilled meats, beer, cotton candy, candied fruit, and small-scale carnival games.
Cities of Japan
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located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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On April 21, 2003 Tokuyama was merged with the city of Shinnan'yō, the town of Kumage
Kumage, Yamaguchi
was a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On April 21, 2003 Kumage was merged with the town of Kano, from Tsuno District, and the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō to form the new city of Shūnan....
, from Kumage District
Kumage District, Yamaguchi
Kumage is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 42,778 and a density of 282.12 persons per km²...
, and the town of Kano
Kano, Yamaguchi
was a town located in , Yamaguchi, Japan.On April 21, 2003 Kano merged with the town of Kumage, from Kumage District, and the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, to form the new city of Shūnan....
, from Tsuno District
Tsuno District, Yamaguchi
' is a former district of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Until April 20, 2003, it consisted of a single town, Kano. On April 21, 2003, Kano was merged with the town of Kumage, from Kumage District, and the cities of Tokuyama, Shinnan'yō, to form the new city of Shūnan and the district was dissolved....
, to form the new city of Shūnan
Shunan, Yamaguchi
is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging two former cities, Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō and two towns, Kano and Kumage....
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The city had a population of about 150,000 people. Its location along the Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
made for easy access to nearby cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hikari holds a sizable beach.
The city had a small offering of festivals throughout the year. The most popular was the Christmas Tree Festival, where the city fills the trees along Miyuki Dori with Christmas lights and plays Christmas carols from 6-10 p.m. each night. On December 23-25, food stalls filled the sidewalks, offering grilled meats, beer, cotton candy, candied fruit, and small-scale carnival games.