Usa, Ōita

Usa
宇佐市
City

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Location of Usa in Ōita Prefecture
Usa

 

Coordinates: 33°31′55″N 131°20′58″E / 33.5319719°N 131.3495446°E / 33.5319719; 131.3495446Coordinates: 33°31′55″N 131°20′58″E / 33.5319719°N 131.3495446°E / 33.5319719; 131.3495446
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Ōita Prefecture
Government
  Mayor Shuji Korenaga
Area
  Total 439.12 km2 (169.55 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 59,136
  Density 135/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Quercus gilva
- Flower Rhododendron
Phone number 0978-32-1111
Address 1-1030 Ōaza-Ueda, Usa-shi, Ōita-ken
879-0492
Website City of Usa

Usa (宇佐市 Usa-shi) is a city located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1967. On March 31, 2005, the towns of Ajimu and Innai (both from Usa District) were merged into Usa.

Usa is notable for being the location of the Usa Jingū, the head shrine of all of Hachiman shrines in Japan. Nearby is the Ōita Prefectural Museum of History.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,021 and a population density of 274.94 persons per km². The total area is 178.30 km².

Geography

Usa is made up of three areas.

Attractions

Futaba no Sato, a museum dedicated to sumo wrestler Futabayama Sadaji, is located in the city. There is a statue outside the museum, built by the government in 1999, depicting the names and hand prints of three sumo wrestlers who have won more than 60 competitive bouts. In addition to Futubayama, Tanikaze Kajinosuke and Hakuhō Shō are represented on the statue.[1]

A Shinto shrine known as Usa Jingū is situated in the city, and attracts as many as 1.8 million visitors annually.[1]

Product labeling

West gate of Usa Shrine

There have been false claims that products made in this town and exported to the US in the 1960s carried the label "MADE IN USA", for it to appear as if the product was made in the United States.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A visit to Usa, the Japanese city that knows how to win". Japan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Made in USA". Snopes. January 16, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2009.

External links

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