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Tabuse (田布施町, Tabuse-chō) is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Tabuse 田布施町
Town
Tabuse town hall
Flag
Location of Tabuse in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tabuse Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°57′N 132°2′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'yō
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
District	Kumage
Government
• Mayor	Higashi Kouji
Area
• Total	50.35 km2 (19.44 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	15,200
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.tabuse.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron farrerae
Tree	Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda)

In 2016, the town had an estimated population of 15,200 and a density of 300 persons per km². The total area is 50.35 km².

In 2018, a civil servant reported property tax misconduct by the mayor of Tabuse and the head of the tax collection management agency.[1]

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

• Hikari
• Iwakuni
• Yanai
• Hirao

Transportation

Railway

• JR West
  • San'yō Main Line: Tabuse Station

Highway

• Japan National Route 188

Notable residents

• Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960[2]
• Kitamura Sayo, founder of Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō[3]
• Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972 and younger brother of Kishi[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Tabuse, Yamaguchi at Wikimedia Commons
• Tabuse official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Tabuse

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[ru] Табусе

Табусе (яп. 田布施町 Табусэ-тё:) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Кумаге префектуры Ямагути. Площадь посёлка составляет 50,35 км²[1], население — 15 453 человека (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 306,91 чел./км².

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