Misato, Miyazaki

Misato 美郷町
Town
Shosoin style in Misato, which built by part of tourism and relationship in Japan and South Korea Shosoin style in Misato, which built by part of tourism and relationship in Japan and South Korea
Location of Misato in Miyazaki Prefecture Location of Misato in Miyazaki Prefecture
Misato Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Miyazaki Prefecture
District	Higashiusuki
Government
• Mayor	Hikoichi Kikuta (since February 2010)
Area
• Total	448.72 km2 (173.25 sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2012)
• Total	6,010
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Ternstroemia gymnanthera
• Flower	Prunus mume
• Bird	Japanese white-eye
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	Saigo-ku, Tashiro 1, Misato Town, Higashi-Usuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県東臼杵郡三郷町西郷区田代１番地) 883-1101
Website	www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp

Misato (美郷町, Misato-chō) is a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

The town was formed on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the villages of Kitagō, Nangō and Saigō, all from Higashiusuki District.

As of February 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population of 6,010, with 2,493 households and the population density of 13.39 persons per km². The total area is 448.72 km².

Museum of Baekje in Misato and West Shosoin in Misato, both built in 1996, as part of the tourism pertnership in Japan and South Korea.

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Museum of Baekje in Misato

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Misato official website (Japanese)
• Misato official website (English)