Tabuse

is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,411 in 6947 households and a population density of 290 persons per km 2 . The total area of the town is .

is a town located in Kumage District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,411 in 6947 households and a population density of 290 persons per km 2 . The total area of the town is . ===Climate=== Tabuse has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Tabuse is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1678 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C. ==Demographics== Per Japanese census data, the population of Tabuse has been steady for the past 70 years. ==History== The area of Tabuse was part of an ancient Suō Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Chōshū Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, the village of Tabuse within Kumage District, Yamaguchi was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Tabuse as elevated to town status on February 11, 1921. On January 1, 1955, Tabuse annexed the villages of Ogō, Marifu and Jōnan. In 2018, a civil servant reported property tax misconduct by the mayor of Tabuse and the head of the tax collection management agency. ==Government== Tabuse has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members¹. Tabuse, together with the towns of Kaminoseki and Hirao contributes one member to the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Yamaguchi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ==Economy== Tabuse has a rural economy based on agriculture and commercial fishing. There is one small industrial park. ==Education== Tabuse has four public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education. ==Religion== Tabuse is home to the headquarters of the Japanese new religions Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō and Shintō Tenkōkyo. ==Notable people from Tabuse== Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960 Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972 and younger brother of Kishi Kitamura Sayo, founder of Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō ==External links== Tabuse official website

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