is a
townA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in
Tōhaku Districtis a district located in Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 65,944 and a density of 109.54 persons per km². The total area is 602.02 km².- Towns and villages :*Hokuei*Kotoura*Misasa*Yurihama-Mergers:...
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Tottoriis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Tottori originally consisted of the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba.- Geography :...
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Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
. It is also home to the official treasure of Sanbutsuji and the Okayama Hospital.
As of October 1, 2007, the town has an estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 7,322 and a
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 31.4 persons per km². The total area is 233.46 km². It is the second largest town in the prefecture (7th largest out of towns and cities).
Misasa is for the most part a
spaA destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically many such spas were developed at the location of natural hot springs or sources of mineral waters...
resort, boasting springs of
radiumRadium is a radioactive chemical element which has the symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Its appearance is almost pure white, but it readily oxidizes on exposure to air, turning black. Radium is an alkaline earth metal that is found in trace amounts in uranium ores. It is extremely radioactive...
-rich water, exhausting
radonRadon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of radium. It is one of the heaviest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health...
, a radioactive gas.
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is a
townA town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in
Tōhaku Districtis a district located in Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 65,944 and a density of 109.54 persons per km². The total area is 602.02 km².- Towns and villages :*Hokuei*Kotoura*Misasa*Yurihama-Mergers:...
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Tottoriis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Tottori originally consisted of the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba.- Geography :...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
. It is also home to the official treasure of Sanbutsuji and the Okayama Hospital.
As of October 1, 2007, the town has an estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
of 7,322 and a
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 31.4 persons per km². The total area is 233.46 km². It is the second largest town in the prefecture (7th largest out of towns and cities).
Misasa is for the most part a
spaA destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically many such spas were developed at the location of natural hot springs or sources of mineral waters...
resort, boasting springs of
radiumRadium is a radioactive chemical element which has the symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Its appearance is almost pure white, but it readily oxidizes on exposure to air, turning black. Radium is an alkaline earth metal that is found in trace amounts in uranium ores. It is extremely radioactive...
-rich water, exhausting
radonRadon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of radium. It is one of the heaviest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health...
, a radioactive gas. It is believed that bathing one in such waters can actually be good for one's health, though there is not a scientific consensus on whether doing so is actually detrimental or helpful to one's health (see
Radiation hormesisRadiation hormesis is the hypothesis that chronic low doses of ionizing radiation are beneficial, stimulating repair mechanisms that protect against disease...
). For this reason, the town of Misasa organizes a yearly Marie Curie festival – Marie Curie discovered radium.
Education
- Primary Schools
- Nishi Elementary School
- Higashi Elementary School
- Minami Elementary School
- Minami Elementary School Ōtani Division
- Minami Elementary School Tashiro Division
- Minami Elementary School Fukuyama Division
- Junior High Schools
- Misasa Junior High School
- Universities
- Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University
is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949.- History :...
Neighboring municipalities
- Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Tottori originally consisted of the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba.- Geography :...
- Tottori
is the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km²....
- Kurayoshi
is a city located in the central part of Tottori, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 51,214 and a density of 188 persons per km², making it the third largest city in Tottori. The total area is 272.15 km²....
- Yurihama
is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 17,421 and a density of 223 persons per km². The total area is 77.95 km²...
- Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration; Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province were combined to form Okayama Prefecture.- Geography :...
- Kagamino
is a town located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan. In 2005, The towns of Okutsu and Kagamino and the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi were merged to form the new town of Kagamino, with a combined total area of 419.69 km²...
- Maniwa
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The March 31, 2005 merger of the town of Hokubō , and the towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara and Kuse, and the villages of Mikamo, Kawakami, Yatsuka and Chūka resulted in the establishment of Maniwa...
Places of note
- Misasa Onsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. A volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...
- A radium-rich hot spring.
- It is named a special location, or "meishou" (名勝) by the government, and is about 4 km long.
- Located on the side of a cliff, it is one of the National Treasures of Japan
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan designates the most precious of the nation's cultural properties as National Treasures...
.
External links
Official town website Official town website Misasacho's blog from Offical town website - French and English posts