Kōhoku, Saga

Infobox City Japan
Name=Kōhoku
JapaneseName=江北町
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture=Saga Prefecture
District=Kishima District
Area_km2=24.48
PopDate=September 1, 2007
Population=9,633
Density_km2=398.41
Coords= coord|33|13|N|130|9|E|region:JP_type:city
Tree= Ilex integra
Flower=Narcissus
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Mayor= Kenichi Tanaka
CityHallPostalCode = 849-0592
CityHallAddress= 1651-1 Ōaza Yamaguchi, Kōhoku-chō, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken
CityHallPhone=0952-86-2111
CityHallLink = [http://www.town.kouhoku.saga.jp/ Town of Kōhoku]

nihongo|Kōhoku|江北町|Kōhoku-machi is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is known as a crossroads for railways and national highways, and as such has dubbed itself "the navel of Saga".

Geography

*Mountains: The northern part of the city is gradually mountainous.
*Rivers: Rokkaku River, Ushizu River

Adjoining Municipalities

*Ogi
*Ōmachi
*Shiroishi
*Taku

History

*April 1, 1932 - The villages of Oda (小田村), Yamaguchi (山口村), and Sarushi (佐留志村) merge to form the village of Kōhoku.
*April 1, 1952 - The village of Kōhoku gains town status.
*September 30th, 1956 - Part of the village of Teisen (砥川村) from Ogi District merges with Kōhoku.

Education

*Kōhoku Junior High School (江北町立江北中学校)
*Kōhoku Elementary School (江北町立江北小学校)

Transportation

Air

*The closest airport is Saga Airport.

Rail

*Station(s): Hizen-Yamaguchi
*Lines: Nagasaki Main Line, Sasebo Line
*To Major Cities
**To Fukuoka, as well as the nearest Shinkansen station:
***About 45 minutes by the limited express Kamome
***About 1 hour and 40 minutes by local train, changing at Tosu
**To Nagasaki: About 1 hour and 10 minutes by limited express, about 2 hours and 10 minutes by local train
**To Sasebo: About 55 minutes by limited express, about 1 hour and 10 minutes by local train

Road

*Expressways: None
*National Highway: Route 34, Route 207
*Prefectural Roads: Saga Prefectural Route 35