- Tachiarai, Fukuoka
Infobox City Japan
Name= Tachiarai
JapaneseName= 大刀洗町
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture= Fukuoka
District=
Area_km2= 22.83
PopDate= Jury 1, 2008
Population= 15,433
Density_km2= 676
Coords= coord|33|22|N|130|37|E|region:JP_type:city
LatitudeDegrees= 33
LatitudeMinutes= 22
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 130
LongtitudeMinutes= 37
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Ilex integra
Flower=Cherry blossom
Bird=Skylark
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Mayor=
CityHallPostalCode= 830-1298
CityHallAddress= 819 Tomita, Tachiarai-machi, Fukuoka-ken
CityHallPhone=
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.tachiarai.fukuoka.jp/ Town of Tachiarai] nihongo|Tachiarai|大刀洗町|Tachiarai-machi is a area located in Mii District, Fukuoka,Japan .As of
2003 , it has an estimatedpopulation of 15,323 and a density of 671.18 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi. Much of the land is used for growing rice and other
crops .History
Imamura Catholic Church was built in 1913, although there have been hidden Christians in the area since the 16th century. [http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~gensei/ee1.html]
Tachiarai was home to a
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Base, established in 1919 and the Tachiarai Army Flight School, established in 1940, before American bombers destroyed them in 1945.Attractions
The [http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/museums/tachiarai/index.htm Tachiarai Peace Museum] was opened in 1987 at the site of a former train station to commemorate those who died in the war, airforce pilots in particular.
Education
The Tachiarai Board of Education is located near Hongo train station, and is titled "Dream Center".
There is one junior high school and four elementary schools in Tachiarai. There are also a number of nursery schools, and one private English language school.
External links
* [http://www.town.tachiarai.fukuoka.jp/ Tachiarai official website] in Japanese
* [http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/museums/tachiarai/index.htm Tachiarai Peace Museum]
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