- Yame, Fukuoka
nihongo|Yame|八女市|Yame-shi is a city located in Fukuoka,
Japan .As of
2003 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 39,372 and the density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area is 39.34 km².The city was founded on
April 1 ,1954 . OnOctober 1 ,2006 , the city absorbed the town of Joyo from Yame District.Yame natives include former
livedoor CEOTakafumi Horie .External links
* [http://www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp/ Yame official website] in Japanese
* [http://www.bassaro.com/yame_introduction/ Brief introduction of Yame tea] in English
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