Yahata, Fukuoka

Not to be confused with Yawata, Kyoto, a city with the same kanji name.

Yahata Steel Works
Yahata Steel Works in the Taishō era

Yahata (八幡, Yahata), sometimes referred to as Yawata,[a] is a former city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The three villages of Ogura, Ōkura, and Edamitsu, which were part of Onga District, merged to form Yahata Village in 1889.[2] The new municipality's name was derived from local worship of Shinto deity Yahata. The village was elevated to town status in 1900. The town began to develop rapidly when the Yahata Steel Works opened in 1901, and was elevated to city status in 1917.[2] Because of its industrial significance, the city was heavily bombed during the Second World War.

Yahata was merged with four neighbouring municipalities to form the modern city of Kitakyushu in 1963.[3] It constituted Kitakyushu's Yahata ward until 1974, when it was divided into Yahatanishi and Yahatahigashi.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ This is an error derived from a mistaken understanding of the pronunciation of the Chinese characters that constitute the city's name.[1]

References

  1. ^ "戦前に八幡市を「やわたし」と呼んでいたと思います。いつから、「やはたし」に変わったのですか？また、変わった理由は何ですか？" (in Japanese). Kitakyushu Central Library. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "八幡のあゆみ" (in Japanese). 八幡東区役所総務企画課. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ History of KITAKYUSHU (City of Kitakyushu)- Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "五区から七区へ" (PDF). 市政だより (in Japanese). City of Kitakyushu. 15 January 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahata,_Fukuoka