Kunisaki#Geography

Kunisaki covers the northeastern part of Ōita Prefecture and almost the eastern half of the Kunisaki Peninsula (excluding the southeastern part), and faces the Gulf of Iyo on the Seto Inland Sea to the north and east. Settlements are scattered in areas near the sea, and the city center is located near the sea in the central eastern part of the city. The western part of the city is located in the central part of the Kunisaki Peninsula and is mountainous. The city center is located approximately 60 km by road (approximately 40 km in a straight line) from Ōita City, the prefectural capital.

Ōita Prefecture

• Bungo-Takada
• Kitsuki

• Mount Fudo (or Hudo)
• Mount Futago (Futago-san) at 720m and the tallest
• Mount Monju (Monju-san)
• Mount Odomure
• Mount Otake
• Mount Takeshi Washinosu

Kunisaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The average annual temperature in Kunisaki is {{convert|16.2|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1641.6|mm}} with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|27.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|6.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kunisaki was {{cvt|37.3|C}} on 10 August 2013; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-7.9|C}} on 8 January 2021.

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|location = Kunimi, Kunisaki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 20.1

|Feb record high C = 24.1

|Mar record high C = 27.2

|Apr record high C = 29.9

|May record high C = 31.5

|Jun record high C = 34.0

|Jul record high C = 36.8

|Aug record high C = 37.3

|Sep record high C = 35.5

|Oct record high C = 31.6

|Nov record high C = 27.4

|Dec record high C = 27.0

|Jan record low C = -4.4

|Feb record low C = -6.0

|Mar record low C = -4.2

|Apr record low C = 0.4

|May record low C = 5.3

|Jun record low C = 9.7

|Jul record low C = 15.6

|Aug record low C = 16.4

|Sep record low C = 9.3

|Oct record low C = 4.6

|Nov record low C = 1.4

|Dec record low C = -3.0

|Jan high C = 9.9

|Feb high C = 10.7

|Mar high C = 14.1

|Apr high C = 19.3

|May high C = 23.9

|Jun high C = 26.6

|Jul high C = 30.7

|Aug high C = 32.0

|Sep high C = 28.3

|Oct high C = 23.3

|Nov high C = 17.8

|Dec high C = 12.3

|Jan mean C = 6.1

|Feb mean C = 6.6

|Mar mean C = 9.4

|Apr mean C = 14.1

|May mean C = 18.6

|Jun mean C = 22.2

|Jul mean C = 26.3

|Aug mean C = 27.3

|Sep mean C = 23.8

|Oct mean C = 18.7

|Nov mean C = 13.5

|Dec mean C = 8.4

|Jan low C = 2.4

|Feb low C = 2.4

|Mar low C = 4.8

|Apr low C = 9.0

|May low C = 13.8

|Jun low C = 18.6

|Jul low C = 22.9

|Aug low C = 23.8

|Sep low C = 20.2

|Oct low C = 14.6

|Nov low C = 9.4

|Dec low C = 4.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 60.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 70.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 106.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 123.2

|May precipitation mm = 134.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 274.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 271.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 154.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 197.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 113.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 71.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 63.5

|year precipitation mm = 1641.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.3

|Feb precipitation days = 8.7

|Mar precipitation days = 10.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.5

|May precipitation days = 9.1

|Jun precipitation days = 13.0

|Jul precipitation days = 11.0

|Aug precipitation days = 8.7

|Sep precipitation days = 9.9

|Oct precipitation days = 6.7

|Nov precipitation days = 7.6

|Dec precipitation days = 8.7

|Jan sun = 132.7

|Feb sun = 150.3

|Mar sun = 186.8

|Apr sun = 201.5

|May sun = 210.8

|Jun sun = 155.0

|Jul sun = 195.9

|Aug sun = 230.0

|Sep sun = 175.1

|Oct sun = 181.2

|Nov sun = 147.4

|Dec sun = 129.6

|year sun = 2096.3

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| access-date = April 22, 2022}}{{cite web

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|location = Musashi, Kunisaki (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)

|Jan record high C = 18.4

|Feb record high C = 23.7

|Mar record high C = 27.9

|Apr record high C = 27.0

|May record high C = 29.9

|Jun record high C = 34.2

|Jul record high C = 36.3

|Aug record high C = 36.3

|Sep record high C = 33.2

|Oct record high C = 32.2

|Nov record high C = 26.3

|Dec record high C = 24.2

|Jan record low C = -7.9

|Feb record low C = -5.6

|Mar record low C = -2.2

|Apr record low C = 0.5

|May record low C = 5.5

|Jun record low C = 11.8

|Jul record low C = 17.4

|Aug record low C = 18.0

|Sep record low C = 13.6

|Oct record low C = 8.0

|Nov record low C = 1.1

|Dec record low C = -4.0

|Jan high C = 9.9

|Feb high C = 10.9

|Mar high C = 13.6

|Apr high C = 18.0

|May high C = 21.8

|Jun high C = 24.2

|Jul high C = 28.0

|Aug high C = 29.6

|Sep high C = 27.1

|Oct high C = 23.0

|Nov high C = 17.9

|Dec high C = 12.3

|Jan mean C = 6.1

|Feb mean C = 7.0

|Mar mean C = 9.5

|Apr mean C = 13.8

|May mean C = 18.1

|Jun mean C = 21.4

|Jul mean C = 25.1

|Aug mean C = 26.7

|Sep mean C = 24.2

|Oct mean C = 19.5

|Nov mean C = 14.2

|Dec mean C = 8.5

|Jan low C = 1.9

|Feb low C = 2.6

|Mar low C = 5.0

|Apr low C = 9.3

|May low C = 14.2

|Jun low C = 18.8

|Jul low C = 22.8

|Aug low C = 24.2

|Sep low C = 21.3

|Oct low C = 15.8

|Nov low C = 10.1

|Dec low C = 4.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 41.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 65.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 87.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 122.8

|May precipitation mm = 133.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 269.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 246.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 130.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 193.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 123.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 63.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 57.9

|year precipitation mm = 1535.7

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.9

|Feb precipitation days = 7.9

|Mar precipitation days = 8.5

|Apr precipitation days = 9.0

|May precipitation days = 8.2

|Jun precipitation days = 12.4

|Jul precipitation days = 10.5

|Aug precipitation days = 7.6

|Sep precipitation days = 9.3

|Oct precipitation days = 6.3

|Nov precipitation days = 6.4

|Dec precipitation days = 7.0

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

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| access-date = April 22, 2022}}}}

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kunisaki in 2020 is 26,232 people. Kunisaki has been conducting censuses since 1920.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 65370

| 1955 | 63287

| 1960 | 58786

| 1965 | 52016

| 1970 | 46521

| 1975 | 42579

| 1980 | 40504

| 1985 | 39784

| 1990 | 37771

| 1995 | 36253

| 2000 | 35425

| 2005 | 34206

| 2010 | 32007

| 2015 | 28647

| 2020 | 26232

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| footnote = Kunisaki population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/oita/ Kunisaki population statistics]

}}

The area of Kunisaki was part of ancient Bungo Province. During the Edo period it was mostly under control of Kitsuki Domain and was ruled by a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, with smaller areas administered as tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Kunisaki within Higashikunisaki District, Ōita was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on November 8, 1894. The city of Kunisaki was founded on March 31, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Kunisaki, absorbing the towns of Aki, Kunimi and Musashi (all from Higashikunisaki District). {{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

On June 25, 2008, the City of Kunisaki declared itself a 'Nuclear-free Peace City" in wishing the abolition of nuclear weapons and world permanent peace.{{Cite web |url=http://web.city.kunisaki.oita.jp/soumu/hikakuheiwasengen.jsp |title=国東市非核平和都市宣言 |access-date=2013-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611071429/http://web.city.kunisaki.oita.jp/soumu/hikakuheiwasengen.jsp |archive-date=2013-06-11 |url-status=dead }}

Kunisaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Kunisaki, together with the village of Himeshima, Ōita contributes one member to the Ōita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Ōita 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The main industry is agriculture, including fruit and vegetable cultivation and commercial fishing. Industries include factories operated by Oita Canon and Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Kunisaki has seven public elementary schools and three public junior high schools and one public high school operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Ōita Prefectural Board of Education.

• Oita Airport is located in Kunisaki.

Kunisaki has no passenger railway service. The nearest railway stations are Kitsuki Station, Ōgami Station, or Usa Station on the JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line, each of which has a bus service to the city.

• File:JP Expressway E97.svg Ōita Airport Road
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|213}}

• Ankokuji Site, National Historic Site
• Futago-ji
• Gyonyu Dam and Lake Taro
• Onizuka Kofun, National Historic Site

• Miura Baien, Edo period scholar
• Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese professional wrestler
• Motoda Hajime, politician
• Sunao Tawara, pathologist
• Toyohiko Yoshida, former Japanese baseball pitcher (Nippon Professional Baseball)

{{commons category|Kunisaki, Oita}}

• {{url|http://www.city.kunisaki.oita.jp|Kunisaki City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
• {{url|http://gokunisaki.com|Kunisaki Tourism English website}}

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