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{{Infobox City Japan
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yame
|Name= Yame
| official_name =
|JapaneseName= 八女市
| native_name = {{nobold|{{nobold|{{lang|ja|八女市}}}}}}
|settlement_type= [[Cities of Japan|City]]
| native_name_lang = ja
|MapImage= Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture Ja.svg
| settlement_type = [[Cities of Japan|City]]
|Region= [[Kyushu]]
| other_name =
|Prefecture= [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]
|ImageSkyline= Yame Tea Plantation 03.jpg
| image_skyline = Yame Tea Plantation 03.jpg
|ImageCaption= Yame Tea Plantation
| image_caption = Yame Tea Plantation
| image_flag = Flag of Yame Fukuoka.svg
|District=
| image_seal = Emblem of Yame, Fukuoka.svg
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|PopDate= April 1, 2011
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|Tree= [[Tea]], [[Cinnamonum camphora]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
|Flower= [[Chrysanthemum]], [[Wisteria]], [[Hymenanthes]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
|Bird=
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|SymbolImage=
| leader_title = Mayor
|SymbolDescription=
|Mayor= Tsuneyuki Mitamura (since November 2008)
| leader_name = Tsuneyuki Mitamura (since November 2008)
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
|CityHallPostalCode= 834-8585
| leader_name1 =
|CityHallAddress= Honmachi 647, Yame, Fukuoka (福岡県八女市本町647)
| unit_pref = Metric
|CityHallPhone= 81-(0)943-23-1111
| area_total_km2 = 482.44
|CityHallLink= {{URL|http://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp/}}
| population_total = 37,782
| population_as_of = December 31, 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type =
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| blank_info_sec1 = Honmachi 647, Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken 834-8585
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
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[[file:Yame city office 20140909.jpg|right|thumb|270px|Yame City Hall]]
[[file:Iwatoyama-kofun enkei.JPG|right|thumb|270px|Iwatoyama Kofun]]
{{nihongo|'''Yame'''|八女市|Yame-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of |2023|12|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a [[population density]] of 240 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Yame-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp/soshiki/12/3/6/3/1456884037047.htmll|title= Yame City official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{cvt|482.44|km2}}. [[Yamecha]] is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.


==Geography==
{{nihongo|'''Yame'''|八女市|Yame-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
Yame is located in mountainous southern Fukuoka Prefecture bordering Ōita Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture. The Yabe River, which flows from Mount Mikuni on the prefectural border, flows through Yabe into the [[Ariake Sea]]. The land has a basin-like topography.


===Neighboring municipalities===
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km².
Fukuoka Prefecture
*[[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]]
*[[Chikugo, Fukuoka|Chikugo]]
*[[Ukiha, Fukuoka|Ukiha]]
*[[Miyama, Fukuoka|Miyama]]
*[[Hirokawa, Fukuoka|Hirokawa]]
[[Kumamoto Prefecture]]
*[[Yamaga, Kumamoto|Yamaga]]
*[[Nagomi, Kumamoto|Nagomi]]
[[Ōita Prefecture]]
*[[Hita, Ōita |Hita]]


===Climate===
On October 1, 2006 the town of [[Jōyō, Fukuoka|Jōyō]] (from [[Yame District, Fukuoka|Yame District]]) was merged into Yame.
Yame has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yame is {{convert|15.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2058.1|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|26.7|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|4.1|C}}.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Yame was {{cvt|39.2|C}} on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-7.9|C}} on 25 January 2016.<ref name=extremes/>


{{Weather box
On February 1, 2010, the towns of [[Kurogi, Fukuoka|Kurogi]] and [[Tachibana, Fukuoka|Tachibana]], and the villages of [[Hoshino, Fukuoka|Hoshino]] and [[Yabe, Fukuoka|Yabe]] (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.
|width = auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = [[Kurogi, Fukuoka|Kurogi]], Yame (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
|Jan record high C = 20.9
|Feb record high C = 23.3
|Mar record high C = 25.2
|Apr record high C = 30.8
|May record high C = 34.8
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 38.7
|Sep record high C = 36.2
|Oct record high C = 32.6
|Nov record high C = 26.5
|Dec record high C = 23.9
|Jan record low C = -7.9
|Feb record low C = -7.4
|Mar record low C = -5.1
|Apr record low C = -2.6
|May record low C = 3.9
|Jun record low C = 7.3
|Jul record low C = 13.5
|Aug record low C = 14.0
|Sep record low C = 6.2
|Oct record low C = 0.9
|Nov record low C = -2.2
|Dec record low C = -5.5
|Jan high C = 9.4
|Feb high C = 11.2
|Mar high C = 14.9
|Apr high C = 20.4
|May high C = 25.2
|Jun high C = 27.4
|Jul high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 32.4
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 23.7
|Nov high C = 17.7
|Dec high C = 11.6
|Jan mean C = 4.1
|Feb mean C = 5.4
|Mar mean C = 8.8
|Apr mean C = 13.9
|May mean C = 18.7
|Jun mean C = 22.3
|Jul mean C = 26.0
|Aug mean C = 26.7
|Sep mean C = 23.2
|Oct mean C = 17.5
|Nov mean C = 11.7
|Dec mean C = 6.1
|Jan low C = -0.5
|Feb low C = 0.3
|Mar low C = 3.3
|Apr low C = 7.8
|May low C = 12.7
|Jun low C = 18.0
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 22.5
|Sep low C = 18.8
|Oct low C = 12.5
|Nov low C = 6.6
|Dec low C = 1.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 59.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 83.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 129.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 151.7
|May precipitation mm = 183.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 388.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 414.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 227.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 182.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 86.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 87.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 64.6
|year precipitation mm = 2058.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.6
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 9.7
|Jun precipitation days = 13.9
|Jul precipitation days = 13.7
|Aug precipitation days = 11.1
|Sep precipitation days = 9.8
|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.1
|Dec precipitation days = 8.3
|Jan sun = 116.8
|Feb sun = 129.7
|Mar sun = 162.0
|Apr sun = 183.1
|May sun = 192.9
|Jun sun = 121.8
|Jul sun = 161.9
|Aug sun = 197.3
|Sep sun = 166.9
|Oct sun = 177.2
|Nov sun = 143.4
|Dec sun = 124.3
|year sun = 1877.4
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=82&block_no=0792&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = May 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name=extremes>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=82&block_no=0792&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = May 21, 2022}}</ref>}}


===Demographics===
After the merger, as of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 69,907, with 23,885 [[household]]s and a [[population density]] of 144.88 persons per km². The total area is 482.53km², which is second largest area within Fukuoka Prefecture.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Yame in 2020 is 60,608 people.<ref name=zensus/> Yame has been conducting censuses since 1950.


{{Historical populations
Yame tea (八女茶) is one of the largest Japanese tea producers.{{Fact|date=May 2011}}
| 1950 | 105194
| 1955 | 105820
| 1960 | 101573
| 1965 | 93353
| 1970 | 88888
| 1975 | 85736
| 1980 | 85078
| 1985 | 84556
| 1990 | 81895
| 1995 | 79492
| 2000 | 76689
| 2005 | 73262
| 2010 | 69053
| 2015 | 64408
| 2020 | 60608
|align = none
|col=2
|footnote = Yame population statistics<ref name=zensus>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/fukuoka/ Yame population statistics]</ref>
}}


==History==
Yame natives include former [[livedoor]] CEO [[Takafumi Horie]].
The area of Yame was part of ancient [[Chikugo Province]]. It has been inhabited since ancient times, and many ruins from the [[Jōmon period]] to the [[Yayoi period]] have been discovered, as well as more than 300 [[kofun]] [[burial mounds]] from the [[Kofun period]]. A powerful ancient state existed in the Yame region, and it was the center of the [[Iwai Rebellion]] of 527 AD against the Yamato court. The Iwatoyama Kofun, located in northern Yame, is said to be the tomb of the leader of that rebellion and is the largest [[zenpokoenfun|keyhole-shaped tumulus]] in northern Kyushu. During the [[Edo Period]], Fukushima Castle in Yame was one of the largest flatland-style [[Japanese castle]]s in the region and had a three-story ''[[tenshu]]''. It was destroyed in 1615 after the area became part of [[Kurume Domain]], but the ''[[jōkamachi]]'' survived to be one of the largest merchant towns within Kurume Domain. Many traditional buildings from the Edo period to modern times remain along the streets, mainly lacquered houses. After the [[Meiji restoration]], the town of Fukushima was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. In 1943, during [[World War II]], Fukushima was proposed as a site for relocating the capital of Japan.


On April 1, 1954 was raised to city status.. Initially, it was planned to name the city "Chikugo-Fukushima," but due to possible confusion with neighbouring Chikugo city, it was decided to name the city "Yame" instead. At that time, there was a strong opposition to the name from the residents of the former Fukushima town.
==See also==

* [[Groups of Traditional Buildings]]
On October 1, 2006 the town of [[Jōyō, Fukuoka|Jōyō]] (from [[Yame District, Fukuoka|Yame District]]) was merged into Yame. On February 1, 2010, the towns of [[Kurogi, Fukuoka|Kurogi]] and [[Tachibana, Fukuoka|Tachibana]], and the villages of [[Hoshino, Fukuoka|Hoshino]] and [[Yabe, Fukuoka|Yabe]] (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.

==Government==
Yame has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 22 members. Yame, collectively with the town of Hirokawa, contributes three members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the [[Fukuoka 7th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

== Economy ==
The economy of Yame is overwhelmingly based on agriculture. Yame is a center of traditional craft industries and its total production of traditional crafts is the largest in Kyushu. These include ''[[washi]]'' paper, and various [[Traditional lighting equipment of Japan#Chōchin|''Chōchin'']] lanterns, ''[[Butsudan]]'', and [[Oil-paper umbrella|Japanese umbrellas]], and [[Tōrō lantern]] made from [[tuff]] from [[Mount Aso]].

==Education==
Yame has 13 public elementary schools, eight public junior high schools and two vocational training schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private junior high and two private high schools.

==Transportation==
===Railways===
Yame no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations to the city are [[JR Kyushu]] [[Hainuzuka Station]] or [[Nishitetsu]] [[Kurume Station]], the former of which is about 20 minutes away from Fukushima in the city center by bus. The latter is about 30 minutes by bus.

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E3.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Kyushu Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|3}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|442}}

==Local attractions==
===National Historic Sites===
*[[Yame Kofun Cluster]]

==Notable people from Yame==
*[[Yasuyuki Eda]], politician
*[[Akiko Sugimoto]], novelist
*[[Eisuke Nakazono]], novelist
*[[Hitomi Kuroki]], actress
*[[Takafumi Horie]], entrepreneur, founder of [[Livedoor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp Yame City official website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp Yame City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.bassaro.com/yame_introduction/ Brief introduction of Yame tea] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.bassaro.com/yame_introduction/ Brief introduction of Yame tea] {{in lang|en}}

{{Fukuoka}}
{{Fukuoka}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Yame, Fukuoka| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in Japan]]

{{Fukuoka-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 06:40, 22 June 2024

Yame
八女市
City
Yame Tea Plantation
Yame Tea Plantation
Flag of Yame
Flag
Official seal of Yame
Seal
Map
Location of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture
Location of Yame
Yame is located in Japan
Yame
Yame
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°12′43″N 130°33′28″E / 33.21194°N 130.55778°E / 33.21194; 130.55778
LandJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureFukuoka
Regierung
 • MayorTsuneyuki Mitamura (since November 2008)
Area
 • Total482.44 km2 (186.27 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2023)
 • Total37,782
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall addressHonmachi 647, Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken 834-8585
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerChrysanthemum, Wisteria, Hymenanthes
TreeTea, Cinnamonum camphora
Yame City Hall
Iwatoyama Kofun

Yame (八女市, Yame-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2023, the city had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 482.44 km2 (186.27 sq mi). Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.

Geography

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Yame is located in mountainous southern Fukuoka Prefecture bordering Ōita Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture. The Yabe River, which flows from Mount Mikuni on the prefectural border, flows through Yabe into the Ariake Sea. The land has a basin-like topography.

Neighboring municipalities

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Fukuoka Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

Ōita Prefecture

Climate

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Yame has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa). The average annual temperature in Yame is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,058.1 mm (81.03 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Yame was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.9 °C (17.8 °F) on 25 January 2016.[3]

Climate data for Kurogi, Yame (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		30.8
(87.4) 		34.8
(94.6) 		36.3
(97.3) 		39.2
(102.6) 		38.7
(101.7) 		36.2
(97.2) 		32.6
(90.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		28.9
(84.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		21.2
(70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		6.1
(43.0) 		15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.7
(54.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		12.5
(54.5) 		6.6
(43.9) 		1.4
(34.5) 		10.5
(50.8)
Record low °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.9
(39.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		14.0
(57.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−7.9
(17.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.0
(2.32) 		83.3
(3.28) 		129.9
(5.11) 		151.7
(5.97) 		183.8
(7.24) 		388.5
(15.30) 		414.3
(16.31) 		227.1
(8.94) 		182.2
(7.17) 		86.7
(3.41) 		87.2
(3.43) 		64.6
(2.54) 		2,058.1
(81.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.6 8.8 11.0 10.5 9.7 13.9 13.7 11.1 9.8 6.7 8.1 8.3 120.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 116.8 129.7 162.0 183.1 192.9 121.8 161.9 197.3 166.9 177.2 143.4 124.3 1,877.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Yame in 2020 is 60,608 people.[4] Yame has been conducting censuses since 1950.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 105,194—    
1955 105,820+0.6%
1960 101,573−4.0%
1965 93,353−8.1%
1970 88,888−4.8%
1975 85,736−3.5%
1980 85,078−0.8%
1985 84,556−0.6%
1990 81,895−3.1%
1995 79,492−2.9%
2000 76,689−3.5%
2005 73,262−4.5%
2010 69,053−5.7%
2015 64,408−6.7%
2020 60,608−5.9%
Yame population statistics[4]

History

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The area of Yame was part of ancient Chikugo Province. It has been inhabited since ancient times, and many ruins from the Jōmon period to the Yayoi period have been discovered, as well as more than 300 kofun burial mounds from the Kofun period. A powerful ancient state existed in the Yame region, and it was the center of the Iwai Rebellion of 527 AD against the Yamato court. The Iwatoyama Kofun, located in northern Yame, is said to be the tomb of the leader of that rebellion and is the largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in northern Kyushu. During the Edo Period, Fukushima Castle in Yame was one of the largest flatland-style Japanese castles in the region and had a three-story tenshu. It was destroyed in 1615 after the area became part of Kurume Domain, but the jōkamachi survived to be one of the largest merchant towns within Kurume Domain. Many traditional buildings from the Edo period to modern times remain along the streets, mainly lacquered houses. After the Meiji restoration, the town of Fukushima was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. In 1943, during World War II, Fukushima was proposed as a site for relocating the capital of Japan.

On April 1, 1954 was raised to city status.. Initially, it was planned to name the city "Chikugo-Fukushima," but due to possible confusion with neighbouring Chikugo city, it was decided to name the city "Yame" instead. At that time, there was a strong opposition to the name from the residents of the former Fukushima town.

On October 1, 2006 the town of Jōyō (from Yame District) was merged into Yame. On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.

Regierung

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Yame has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Yame, collectively with the town of Hirokawa, contributes three members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Fukuoka 7th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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The economy of Yame is overwhelmingly based on agriculture. Yame is a center of traditional craft industries and its total production of traditional crafts is the largest in Kyushu. These include washi paper, and various Chōchin lanterns, Butsudan, and Japanese umbrellas, and Tōrō lantern made from tuff from Mount Aso.

Bildung

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Yame has 13 public elementary schools, eight public junior high schools and two vocational training schools operated by the city government. The city has two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private junior high and two private high schools.

Transport

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Railways

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Yame no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train stations to the city are JR Kyushu Hainuzuka Station or Nishitetsu Kurume Station, the former of which is about 20 minutes away from Fukushima in the city center by bus. The latter is about 30 minutes by bus.

Highways

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Local attractions

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National Historic Sites

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Notable people from Yame

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Yame City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Yame population statistics
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