Tabuse
Tabuse (田布施町, Tabuse-chō) is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Tabuse
田布施町 | |
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Town | |
 Tabuse town hall | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Tabuse in Yamaguchi Prefecture | |
  Tabuse Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′N 132°2′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku San'yō |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| District | Kumage |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Higashi Kouji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.35 km2 (19.44 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 15,200 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron farrerae |
| Tree | Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda) |
In 2016, the town had an estimated population of 15,200 and a density of 300 persons per km². The total area is 50.35 km².
In 2018, a civil servant reported property tax misconduct by the mayor of Tabuse and the head of the tax collection management agency.[1]
Notable residents
- Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960[2]
- Kitamura Sayo, founder of Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō[3]
- Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972 and younger brother of Kishi[4]
References
- "Tax collection whistle-blower harassed by bosses for efforts | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- The prime ministers of postwar Japan, 1945-1995 : their lives and times. Akio Watanabe, Robert D. Eldridge, 渡邉昭夫. Lanham, Maryland. 2016. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-4985-1002-8. OCLC 936234469.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Kaminogō, Toshiaki; 上之鄉利昭 (1994). Kyōso tanjō. Tōkyō: Kōdansha. pp. 300–321. ISBN 4-06-185739-8. OCLC 32867704.
- Yamada, Eizō.; 山田栄三. (1988). Seiden Satō Eisaku. Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. p. 23. ISBN 4-10-370701-1. OCLC 20260847.
External links
Media related to Tabuse, Yamaguchi at Wikimedia Commons- Tabuse official website (in Japanese)
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