San'yō-Onoda

San'yō-Onoda 山陽小野田市
City
Street in San'yō-Onoda
Flag Seal
Location of San'yō-Onoda in Yamaguchi Prefecture
San'yō-Onoda Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°00′N 131°11′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō) (San'in)
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hirofumi Shirai
Area
• Total	132.99 km2 (51.35 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	62,288
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1-1 Hinode, Sanyo-Onoda-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 756-8601
Website	www.city.sanyo-onoda.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Round Leaf Holly

Sanyo-Onoda (山陽小野田市, San'yō-Onoda-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 62,288 and a population density of 470 persons per km². The total area is 132.99 km².

The modern city of San'yō-Onoda was established on March 22, 2005, from the merger of the city of Onoda, with the town of San'yō (from Asa District).

San'yō-Onoda is between Ube and Asa, and is largely an industrial town. It has a beach area called Kirara Beach, a manmade beach that has a few restaurants and a glass-making factory.

Education

Public University

• San'yō-Onoda City University(Formerly called as Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi)

Sister cities

• Chichibu, Saitama, Japan since May 20, 1996
• Moreton Bay, Australia since August 18, 1992

Notable people from San'yō-Onoda

• Yohei Kurakawa, Japanese football player
• Aoki Shūzō, former Foreign Minister in Meiji period Japan
• Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler

External links

• San'yō-Onoda official website (in Japanese)
• San'yō-Onoda official website (in English)