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Ube (宇部市, Ube-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on the Seto Inland Sea. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 168,398 and a population density of 590 persons per km². The total area is 287.69 square kilometres (111.08 square miles).

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Ube 宇部市
City
Roads in Ube
Flag Seal
Location of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Ube Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°57′N 131°15′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō) (San'in)
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Established	November 1, 1921 (1921-11-01) as Ube City April 1, 1889 (1889-04-01) as Ube Village in Asa District
Government
• Mayor	Keiji Shinozaki[1]
Area
• Total	287.69 km2 (111.08 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	168,398
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-7-1 Tokiwachō, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 755-8601
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.ube.yamaguchi.jp (in Japanese)
Symbols
Flower	Scarlet sage and azalea
Tree	Camphor laurel

History

Ube Village (宇部村) as a modern municipality was established in Yamaguchi's Asa District as part of the modernization of municipalities in most prefectures in 1889. It became Ube City (宇部市) on November 1, 1921 in a rare direct elevation from village to city, without being a town in between.

Previously a coal mining town, the city has developed an effective policy to improve its environment. In particular it has combated the problem of air pollution and its success in doing so saw it being recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme as among UNEP's Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1997.[2]

On November 1, 2004, the town of Kusunoki (from Asa District) was merged into Ube. This brought the city to its current extent, together with previous municipal mergers (Fujiyama in 1931, Kōnan in 1941, Nishi- (West) Kiwa in 1943, Great Shōwa mergers/1954: Kotō, Futamatase, Ono, Higashi- (East) Kiwa).

Geography

Climate

Attractions

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Ube publicizes itself as "a city of greenery, flowers, and sculptures". Tokiwa Park is the centerpiece of this marketing, as it covers a large area near the center of the city and houses a large number of modern, mostly domestic sculptures on the shores of Lake Tokiwa. The sculptures can be found around the city. A sculpture competition is held biennially to provide new additions.

A well-known attraction of the park was a great white pelican called "Katta-kun", so named after his parents who were from Kolkata, India. Hatched in the park in 1985, he became famous as he began visiting schools in the vicinity. Katta-kun died in 2008, but there are a number of pelicans still residing in an enclosure there. In addition to the pelicans there were many mute swans and black swans residing there until 2011, when they were culled after an outbreak of H1N5 avian influenza. Two new mute swans were introduced in 2017.

There is a coal mining museum with a view over the city and airport.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ube is twinned with:[5]

• Castellón de la Plana, Spain
• Newcastle, Australia (1980)
• Weihai, China

Festivals

Ube holds two festivals each year, one in May and the other in November featuring food stands and carnival games.

Transportation

Air

• Yamaguchi Ube Airport

The city is served by Yamaguchi Prefecture's only airport, Yamaguchi Ube Airport, with daily flights to and from Tokyo.

Rail

• Shinkansen (bullet train)

There are no Shinkansen stations in this city. The closest Shinkansen stations are: Asa Station (Sanyo Onoda) and Shin-Yamaguchi Station (Yamaguchi)

• West Japan Railway lines
  • San'yō Main Line
  • Ube Line
  • Onoda Line

The main train station located in 'downtown' Ube is called Ube-Shinkawa Station (Ube Line). Ube Station is farther inland and is located in a more suburban area known as Kōnan (厚南).

Education

Universities

• Yamaguchi University (national)
  • School of Medicine
  • Faculty of Engineering
• Ube Frontier University (private)

Primary and secondary schools

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The city formerly had a North Korean school, Ube Korean Elementary and Junior High School (宇部朝鮮初中級学校).[6]

Economy and industry

Ube Industries is headquartered and has major plants in Ube. Also, petroleum product company of Solato, printer machine product company of Riso Kagaku, glass product company Central Glass, semiconductor and parts product company of Renesas, pharmaceutical research and product company of Kyowa Hakko Kirin, clinical laboratory research company of Miraca Holdings are plant and factory base on Ube.^{[citation needed]}

People from Ube

• Masaki Kito, attorney at law
• Naoto Kan, former prime minister of Japan
• Tadashi Yanai, founder and president of Uniqlo
• Kazuo Hara, documentary film director
• Hideaki Anno, animator and film director
• Yoji Yamada, film director
• Aimi Kobayashi, pianist
• Shunsuke Kiyokiba, pop singer (formerly vocalist of Exile)
• Satomi', pop singer
• Sayumi Michishige, pop singer (former Morning Musume member)
• Tomomi Nishimura, actress
• Kishō Taniyama, voice actor
• Hitomi Harada, voice actress and singer
• Norihiro Akimura, baseball player
• Makiko Horai, volleyball player
• Sotaro Yasunaga, soccer player
• Daisuke Tomita, soccer player
• Yuji Nakagawa, soccer player
• Ryota Takasugi, soccer player

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Ube, Yamaguchi at OpenStreetMap

На других языках

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- [en] Ube, Yamaguchi

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[ru] Убе

Убе́[2][3] (яп. 宇部市 Убэ-си) — город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Ямагути. Площадь города составляет 287,71 км²[4], население — 170 211 человек (1 августа 2014)[5], плотность населения — 591,61 чел./км².

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