Mimata, Miyazaki
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is a town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Kitamorokata District
Kitamorokata District, Miyazaki
Kitamorokata is a district located in Miyazaki, Japan.As of the Miyakonojō merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 26,752 and a density of 243 persons per km²...

, Miyazaki
Miyazaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....

, 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...

.

Transportation

The primary form of transportation in Mimata is the car
Čar
Čar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...

. There is one train station in Mimata and it is on the Nippō Main Line
Nippo Main Line
frame|Nippō Main LineThe is a railway line in Kyūshū, in southern Japan. Part of the Kyushu Railway Company system, it follows the east coast of the island. The line originates at Kokura Station in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka...

 of Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 (JR Kyushu).

Attractions

is famous for its Azalea
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Pentanthera and Tsutsuji . Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks...

 Festival. This happens in April of every year during the Hanami
Hanami
is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms. From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan, and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa...

 season. Shiibae is located only 12km from the JR
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 Mimata Station
Mimata Station
is a train station of JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line in Mimata, Miyazaki, Japan....

. is located only 8km from the JR Mimata Station
Mimata Station
is a train station of JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line in Mimata, Miyazaki, Japan....

. It is approximately 10 minutes by car. is located in the center of a local park. It was built in 1942. It is located 4km from the JR Mimata Station. It is nicknamed which means "glasses bridge". This is because it looks like a pair of eyeglasses when it is reflected in the water.

Education

  • Primary:
    • Mimata Elementary School
    • Mimata West Elementary School
    • Katsuoka Elementary School
    • Kajiyama Elementary School
    • Miyamura Elementary School
    • Nagata Elementary School
  • Secondary:
    • Mimata Junior High School
    • East Miyakonojo High School

Mimata Junior High School

This is currently the largest junior high in all of Miyazaki Prefecture and in 2006 was the 3rd largest school Secondary Education School in the prefecture.

East Miyakonojō High School

Mimata does not have any public high schools. Within its boundaries is East Miyakonojō High School which is a privately run. It is called East Miyakonojō High School because the private funding comes from Miyakonojō.

Because of the sheer size of Mimata Junior High School, many students do not get admitted to East Miyakonojō High School. They take a train from Mimata Station or bike to other nearby high schools either in Miyakonojō
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1924. On January 1, 2006 the towns of Takajō, Takazaki, Yamada and Yamanokuchi merged into the city. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 169,384 and a population density of 259 per km²...

proper or other neighboring towns.

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