Nogata City

Where coal-mine operators argued hotly

Former Nogata Meeting Hall

01 ／ Nogata Meeting Hall and the Model Mine Tunnel

In a tunnel on the hill behind the hall,about 45,000 people trained in rescue.

The Chikuho Coal Mining Association's Nogata meeting hall (旧筑豊石炭鉱業組合直方会議所) is a wooden two-story Western-style building completed in 1910 (Meiji 43), where mine operators gathered to debate coal prices, coal transport and mine safety. The model mine tunnel on the hill behind it was installed in 1912 as the first in Japan, and the brick arch that survives was built in 1920. Both are national Historic Sites.

Hall completed in August 1910 (Meiji 43)
Model tunnel installed in 1912 (Meiji 45)
About 45,000 trained in rescue until 1968

02 ／ The Nogata Meteorite (直方隕石)

A meteorite said to have fallen here in 861has eyewitness records.

Suga Shrine (須賀神社) in Shimosakai is said to have had a meteorite fall in its grounds in 861 (Jogan 3). Fukuoka Prefecture's official tourism site says eyewitness records survive and that it is known as the world's oldest meteorite. A replica stands in the grounds; the real stone is shown at the Shinko Taisai festival in October, once every five years (October 2016).

Said to have fallen in 861 (Jogan 3)
Real stone shown every five years in October
IAU proceedings: linked to the oldest recorded fall

03 ／ Nagasaki Kaido Road (長崎街道)

With the domain gone and its retainers away,the townspeople moved the highway into town.

In 1720 (Kyoho 5) the Nogata domain was abolished and its retainers returned to the Fukuoka main domain. Out of concern that the town would decline, the townspeople's efforts had the Nagasaki Kaido, which ran along the east bank of the Onga River, moved into the town, and the town has lasted. The city's tourism portal records that a village headman petitioned the main domain.

Domain abolished in 1720 (Kyoho 5)
Road moved from east bank into town
Kokura to Nagasaki: about 223.8 km, 25 post towns

Living here

East of a plain along the Onga River, Mount Fukuchi rises.

about 60,000 people

Nogata lies near the middle of the Chikuho Plain, which opens out along the Onga River (遠賀川). Its eastern side is the Fukuchi mountain range, bordering Kokuraminami Ward of Kitakyushu, and to the west it borders Miyawaka and Kurate. The tourism portal describes Mount Fukuchi as about 901 m high with many hiking routes.

People living here: 56,212people
Area: 61.76km²
Households: 23,675households
Rent (average for rentals): 39,338yen
Healthcare: 6 hospitals ／ 66 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —14 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities.

Nogata City in Japan33.744°N 130.730°E

Territory of Nogata City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

10.7km

北九州市, 福智町, 鞍手町, 宮若市, 小竹町, 飯塚市

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Nogata City isthis kind of town.

01The former Nogata meeting hall of the Chikuho Coal Mining Association (旧筑豊石炭鉱業組合直方会議所) is a wooden two-story Western-style building of 1910 (Meiji 43), where Chikuho's mine operators gathered to debate coal prices and other matters. With the model rescue tunnel on the hill behind it, it is Nogata's component of the national Historic Site Chikuho Coalfield Sites (筑豊炭田遺跡群).
02A meteorite is said to have fallen in the grounds of Suga Shrine in 861 (Jogan 3), and it is called the Nogata meteorite. After the domain was abolished, the townspeople's efforts had the Nagasaki Kaido moved into the castle town, and the town has lasted.
03The Coal Museum keeps the Kaijima Colliery No. 32 (貝島炭礦32号) steam locomotive, designated a city tangible cultural property in 2025. Nogata also has the Takuma Kiln Site (永満寺宅間窯跡), said to be the first kiln of Takatori ware, the prefecturally designated Taga Shrine procession (多賀神社御神幸), the horizontal tombs of the Mizumachi site (水町遺跡), and the great ginkgo at Hananoki Weir (花ノ木堰の大公孫樹).

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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