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Nōgata (直方市, Nōgata-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.
Near Kitakyūshū and Iizuka, Nōgata is located in the center of the Chikuhō region of Fukuoka.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,135 and the density of 941.00 persons per km². The total area is 61.78 km².
The city was founded on January 1, 1931.
From the end of 19th century to the mid-20th century, Nōgata flourished as the place of coal mines.
Chikuhō region had the largest output of coal in Japan. But as the energy changed from coal to oil, all coal mines were closed.
Nōgata has suffered from a declining population.
The Nōgata Board of Education employs native speakers via the JET program to bolster local schools‘ English curricula and to promote intercultural exchange.
In Nōgata coal memorial museum, we can know the history of coal mines.
It exhibits a steam locomotive, the massive of coal, machines for digging, the coal miner’s clothes, and so on.
The riverside park is a place of rest and relaxation…