Kunitomi, Miyazaki
town in Higashimorokata district, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan
Kunitomi (国富町, Kunitomi-chō) is a town located in Higashimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023, the town had an estimated population of 17,757 in 7481 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 130.63 square kilometres (50.44 sq mi).
Geography
It is an inland area located in the central part of Miyazaki Prefecture, northwest of Miyazaki City, and is a long and narrow town area extending from northwest to southeast, with the center on the south side. The area from the center to the eastern edge occupies a part of the Miyazaki Plain, and there are many plateaus. On the other hand, the northwestern part occupies a part of the Kyushu Mountains, and the northwestern tip is the summit of Mt. Kamondake (1223 meters). The Honjō River (a tributary of the Ōyodo River), the clearest stream in Kyushu, flows from east to west through the southern part of the town.
Neighbouring municipalities
Miyazaki Prefecture
Aya
Miyazaki
Nichinan
Nishimera
Saito
Climate
Kunitomi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kunitomi is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2309 mm with September as the wettest month.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Kunitomi, Miyazaki” as town in Higashimorokata district, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town in Higashimorokata district, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1350786. VIAF identifies the subject as 260517725. Authority coordinates are 31.991, 131.323. 2 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023 and 1223.
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