Himeshima, Ōita

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Village in Kyushu, Japan

Himeshima

姫島村

Village

Himeshima Island

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Location of Himeshima in Ōita Prefecture

Himeshima

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 33°43′28″N 131°38′43″E﻿ / ﻿33.72444°N 131.64528°E﻿ / 33.72444; 131.64528
Country| Japan
Region| Kyushu
Prefecture| Ōita Prefecture
District| Higashikunisaki
Area

• Total| 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population

(March 1, 2017)

• Total| 1,930
• Density| 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website| www.himeshima.jp/index.html

Himeshima (姫島村, Himeshima-mura) is a village located in Higashikunisaki District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

The name Himeshima literally means "Princess Island". The village is on a small island, sometimes referred to as Hime Island, just off the Japanese island of Kyūshū, and is accessible by ferry.[1]

As of March 2017, the village has an estimated population of 1,930 and the density of 280 persons per km2. The total area is 6.98 km2. The main occupations are fishing and shrimp farming. Every summer, there is a Shinto religious ceremony featuring dancers dressed as foxes.[1]

There is currently only one school on the island (Himeshima Junior High School was closed due to depopulation, leaving only Himejima Elementary School behind here).

In the 2017 Japanese general election, 77.51% of Himeshima's proportional ballots were cast for either one of the two parties in the conservative ruling coalition (the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito) or one of the two minor LDP-allied conservative parties (Party for Japanese Kokor) and New Party Daichi), making it the most conservative municipality in the country in this election under that definition (excluding Kuroshima Island's 82.76% conservative voting result, as this island is technically a part of Matsuura, Nagasaki and not its own municipality).[2]

## Famous people[edit]

* Eiichi Nishimura \- Politician and minister

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Martin Fackler (April 21, 2009). "A Workers' Paradise Found Off Japan's Coast". New York Times.
2. ^ "平成29年10月22日執行 衆議院議員総選挙 市区町村別得票数". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Himeshima, Ōita at Wikimedia Commons
* Himeshima official website (in Japanese)
* Himeshima, Ōita \- General information about Himeshima (in English)
* Himeshima Cuisine \- Information about Himeshima cuisine (in Japanese)

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Ōita Prefecture

Ōita (capital)

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* Ōita

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* Beppu
* Bungotakada
* Bungo-Ōno
* Hita
* Kitsuki
* Kunisaki
* Nakatsu
* Saiki
* Taketa
* Tsukumi
* Usa
* Usuki
* Yufu

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* Hayami District
* Hiji
* Higashikunisaki District
* Himeshima
* Kusu District
* Kokonoe
* Kusu

List of mergers in Ōita Prefecture

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