Nakama

Nakama is a city positioned in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2016, the city has an envisioned populace of 41,348 and a population density of 2,600 men and women in keeping with km². The general place is 15.98 km². It is perhaps nice known as the birthplace of actor Ken Takakura. The metropolis turned into concerned inside the coal mining enterprise of the Chikuho vicinity from the Edo to Showa eras. During the warfare, there was a POW camp inside the town region, with inmates concerned in mining.

The metropolis itself become incorporated on November 1, 1958. There had been plans for amalgamation, with the town turning into a ward of Kitakyushu. A latest poll December 2004 stated that 70% of the citizens of Nakama had been in want of the town being absorbed into Kitakyushu. However, on Christmas Eve 2004 Nakama metropolis councilors rejected the merger plan, no matter it having to start with been proposed by Nakama.

The councilors that they're rejecting the merger for the coolest of the town. The suspected essential motive become that only 3 of the 21 councilors might be retained afterwards. Chikuzen Nakama Cherry Blossom Festival cease of March - starting of April at Habu Park. Kisshoji Temple Wisteria Festival positioned in Yahatanishi, close to Nakama High School.