Koza(Kosachi) isKumamotoLocated almost in the center oftown.Kamishijo-gunBelong to.

Geography

Located in the central inland area of ​​Kumamoto prefecture,Kumamoto-shiIt is located about 20km southeast of.NorthwestKumamoto PlainAlthough it is located at the southeastern end of Kyushu, most of the town area is included in the Kyushu Mountains, and the altitude is high.

In the center of townFirst-class riverIsMidorikawaFrom June to October every yearSweetfish OfFriend fishingIt is crowded with.

Adjacent local governments

• Kumamoto-shi(South ward）
• Mifune-machi
• Uki
• Shimomashiro-gunMisato Town

Place name

• 有安
• 岩下
• Omachi
• 豊内
• Nishisamano
• Nitako
• Higashisamano
• (I.e.
• Kamihaya River (former Tatsuno Village)
• Shimoyokota (former Tatsuno Village)
• Nakayokota (former Tatsuno Village)
• Asobaru (formerly Otome Village)
• Taguchi (former Otome Village)
• Tsushida (former Otome Village)
• Nakayama (former Otome Village)
• Funatsu (former Otome Village)
• Furyo (former Otome Village)
• Minami Sanga (former Otome Village)
• Semochi (former Otome Village)
• Fawn (former Miyauchi Village)
• Joyo (former Miyauchi Village)
• Sakatani (former Miyauchi Village)
• Nishihara (former Miyauchi Village)
• Anping (former Miyauchi Village)
• Itoda (formerly Shirohata Village)
• Shibahara (former Shirohata Village)
• White Flag (formerly Shirohata Village)
• Hayakawa (former Shirohata Village)
• Yoshida (former Shirohata Village)
• Midoricho ( 1974, Separated from Nitako. )

History

History

• 18894/1 With the enforcement of the town and village system, Kosa Town, Kamimashiki District,Miyauchi Village,Tatsuno Village,Shirohata Village,Otome VillageIs launched.
• 19551/1 Kosa Town, Miyauchi Village, Tatsuno Village, Shirohata Village, and Otome Village merge on an equal footing to form Kosa Town under the new town system.
• 19944/1 Shimomashiro-gunJonan TownAnd boundary changes.

Administration

• Mayor: Katsumi Okuna (from September 2007, 9)

Economy

2004 Gross domestic product 303 billion yen

Major companies with headquarters and offices in Kosa Town

• :head office
• Kimura: Kosa Factory
• : Kumamoto Office, Machinery Sales Department
• Netz Toyota Kumamoto: Body Shop Kosa Center
• Kamimashiro Agricultural Cooperative: Main store (main office)

Region

population

Population distribution by age in Kosa Town and the whole country (2005)	Population distribution by age and gender in Kosa Town (2005)
■Purple-Kosa Town ■Green-All over Japan	■Blue-male ■Red-female
Changes in the population of Kosa Town (corresponding area)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsStatistics Bureau CensusThan

Education

high school

• Kumamoto Prefectural Kosa High School

Junior high school

Kosa Municipal

• Kosa Junior High School

primary school

Kosa Municipal

• Kosa Elementary School
• Tatsuno Elementary School
• Shirahata Elementary School
• Maiden Elementary School

Transportation

空港

• Nearest airportKumamoto Airport(Aso Kumamoto Airport).

Train

Currently, there are no railway lines in the town.In the past in Kumamoto cityMinamikumamoto StationConnects Tomochi Station in the current Misato TownKumanobu RailwayWas passing ( 1964Abolished).

• The nearest train station isJR KyushuKagoshima Main LineMatsubase Station.

bus

• Kumamoto bus
  • Kumamoto-shi - Kajimachi - Mifune-machi - Koza
  • Koza - Misato Town - Yamato-cho
• Kosa Municipal Bus
• Aso Kotsu

　　* Transferred "Hikawa Dam Line" and "Koichino Line" from Kumamoto Bus in April 2009

道路

highway

• Kyushu Expressway
  • Midorikawa Parking Area

* There is no interchange in the town.The nearest interchange isMifune interchange.

General national road

• National Route 443

Prefectural road

Main local road

• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 32 Ogawa Kashima Line
• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 38 Utokousa Line

General prefectural road

• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 105 Kosaogawa Line
• Kumamoto Prefectural Road No. 152 Inano Kosa Line
• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 220 Sanbonmatsu Kosa Line
• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 239 Mifune Kosa Line
• Kumamoto Prefectural Road 240 Imayoshino Kosa Line

Famous places, historic sites, sightseeing spots, festivals, special events

• Kojin Shrine --876 Kamiage, Kosa-cho, Kamimashiki-gun
• --762 Hayakawa, Kosa-cho, Kamimashiki-gun
• Yanaba
• Well river gorge
• Kiyomasa Koyama
• Chukobashi Green Park
• Tsushida River Nature Park (Otomegawara)
• Asobaru Kinmokusei
• First market (early March)
• Sports Festa (late March)
• Ayu Festival (late July)
• (First Sunday in October^[1]）
• Kumamoto Kosa 10 Mile Official Road Race Tournament(12st Sunday of March)

Native celebrity

• Nobuo Matsuno(Member of the House of Councilors, place of birthTokyo）
• Kojiro Nishizumi(Military personnel, the first officially designated by the militaryWar god）
• (educator,Endhead teacher）
• Razor Ramon RG(comedian - Razor ramon）
• Hirofumi Teramoto(Former professional baseball player)
• Kota Fujimoto(Professional soccer player)
• Kentaro Takasaki(Pro baseball player)
• Dai Fujimoto(Professional soccer player)
• Rei Iida(Athletics)
• Kenichi Uchimura(Tenka family meeting(President of Daiichi Mutual Economic Research Institute)

footnote

外部 リンク

• Official website
• For Wikitravel,KozaThere is a travel guide about.
• KozaGeographic data related to- Open street map
• Map - Google map