Nogata

Nogata is a city placed in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. Located near Kitakyushu and Iizuka, Nogata is within the middle of the Chikuho vicinity of Fukuoka. The city was founded on January 1, 1931. As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 58,878, with 26,056 households and a populace density of 953.03 people in step with km². The total location is 61.78 km². From the end of 19th century to the mid-20th century, Nogata flourished as a middle for mining coal.

The Chikuho vicinity had the largest output of coal in Japan, but as the primary power source modified from coal to grease, all coal mines had been closed. Since then, Nogata has suffered from a declining population. The oldest recorded meteorite fall occurred at Nogata on May 19 in the year of 861. Nogata Coal Memorial Museum offers traffic with the records of coal mines in the location. Its well-knownshows encompass a steam locomotive, the machines for digging and extracting coal, coal miner's garments, and different memorabilia. It is subsequent to Taga Park.