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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="شیمابارا، ناقاساکی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="شیمابارا، ناقاساکی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simabara-chh%C4%AB" title="Simabara-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Simabara-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara_(Nagasaki)" title="Shimabara (Nagasaki) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Shimabara (Nagasaki)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="شیمابارا، ناگاساکی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شیمابارا، ناگاساکی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%EB%A7%88%EB%B0%94%EB%9D%BC%EC%8B%9C" title="시마바라시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="시마바라시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="شیمابارا، ناگازاکی – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="شیمابارا، ناگازاکی" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E5%8E%9F%E5%B8%82" title="島原市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="島原市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Симабара – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Симабара" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara_(Nagasaki)" title="Shimabara (Nagasaki) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Shimabara (Nagasaki)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Симабара – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Симабара" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Шимабара – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шимабара" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara,_Nagasaki" title="Shimabara, Nagasaki – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Shimabara, Nagasaki" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Симабара – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Симабара" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Шимабара – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Шимабара" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara" title="Shimabara – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Shimabara" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_(%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96)" title="Шімабара (Нагасакі) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шімабара (Нагасакі)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara,_Nagasaki" title="Shimabara, Nagasaki – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Shimabara, Nagasaki" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E5%8E%9F%E5%B8%82" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Shimabara</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Japan</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&params=32_47_17_N_130_22_13_E_region:JP_type:city(42181)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">32°47′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">130°22′13″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">32.78806°N 130.37028°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">32.78806; 130.37028</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E5%B7%9D%E9%9A%86%E4%B8%89%E9%83%8E" class="extiw" title="ja:古川隆三郎">Ryūzaburō Furukawa</a> (from December 2012)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">82.96 km<sup>2</sup> (32.03 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 30, 2024)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">42,181</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">510/km<sup>2</sup> (1,300/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B09:00" title="UTC+09:00">UTC+09:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">JST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City hall address</th><td class="infobox-data">537, Uenomachi, Shimabara-shi, Nagasaki-ken 855-8555</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">Cfa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.city.shimabara.lg.jp">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/File:Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg/270px-Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg/405px-Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg/540px-Shimabara_City_Hall_0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="534" /></a><figcaption>Shimabara City Hall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_(east).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg/270px-View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg/405px-View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg/540px-View_from_Tenshu_of_Shimabara_Castle_%28east%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4020" data-file-height="3015" /></a><figcaption>view from Shimabara Castle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shimabara-unzen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Shimabara-unzen.jpg/270px-Shimabara-unzen.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Shimabara-unzen.jpg/405px-Shimabara-unzen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Shimabara-unzen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>view from Shimabara port of Mount Unzen</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg/270px-140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg/405px-140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg/540px-140321_The_old_samurai_residence_town_Shimabara_Nagasaki_pref_Japan00s3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The old samurai residence town Shimabara</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Shimabara</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">島原市</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shimabara-shi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> is a <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">city</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Prefecture" title="Nagasaki Prefecture">Nagasaki Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. As of 30 June 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the city had an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 42,181 in 19917 households, and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of 510 people per km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shimabara-hp_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shimabara-hp-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The total area of the city is 170.13 km<sup>2</sup> (65.69 sq mi). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara is located at the north-eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Peninsula" title="Shimabara Peninsula">Shimabara Peninsula</a>, facing <a href="/wiki/Ariake_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Ariake Bay">Ariake Bay</a> in the east and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Unzen" title="Mount Unzen">Mount Unzen</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Fugendake" class="mw-redirect" title="Fugendake">Fugendake</a>) in the west. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>:<i>Cfa</i>) with hot summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature in Shimabara is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,210.8 mm (87.04 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C (44.6 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-normals_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-normals-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its record high is 37.8 °C (100.0 °F), reached on 11 August 2016, and its record low is −6.2 °C (20.8 °F), reached on 25 January 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-extremes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Shimabara (2006−2020 normals, extremes 2006−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.1<br />(68.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.4<br />(93.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(98.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1900; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(100.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF1D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2<br />(99.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.8<br />(89.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1900; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">37.8<br />(100.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8<br />(53.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.3<br />(59.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.1<br />(68.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(76.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.2<br />(88.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.1<br />(64.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4<br />(54.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.4<br />(70.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0<br />(44.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(59.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB973; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.6<br />(58.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0<br />(48.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(40.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(60.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0<br />(51.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4<br />(41.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.2<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.4<br />(22.3) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5<br />(32.9) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6<br />(36.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.8<br />(65.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.1<br />(59.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br />(29.3) </td> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−6.2<br />(20.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.2<br />(2.53) </td> <td style="background: #3EFF3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">117.5<br />(4.63) </td> <td style="background: #27FF27; color:#000000;" class="notheme">144.9<br />(5.70) </td> <td style="background: #00E400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">183.0<br />(7.20) </td> <td style="background: #00E900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">185.7<br />(7.31) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">475.8<br />(18.73) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">414.9<br />(16.33) </td> <td style="background: #00C800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">207.4<br />(8.17) </td> <td style="background: #00F200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">173.9<br />(6.85) </td> <td style="background: #4EFF4E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">118.4<br />(4.66) </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.1<br />(3.31) </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.2<br />(3.12) </td> <td style="background: #00E600; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,210.8<br />(87.04) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8 </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.0 </td> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #A1A1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.3 </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9 </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">110 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #BFBF28; color:#000000;" class="notheme">140.2 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">143.2 </td> <td style="background: #D3D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">184.9 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">198.4 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">215.3 </td> <td style="background: #BCBC3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">128.9 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">194.8 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">235.7 </td> <td style="background: #D4D400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">180.3 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">192.0 </td> <td style="background: #C6C600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">149.7 </td> <td style="background: #BDBD35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">135.6 </td> <td style="background: #D0D000; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,094.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">Japan Meteorological Agency</a><sup id="cite_ref-extremes_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-extremes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-normals_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-normals-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per Japanese census data, the population of Shimabara in 2020 is 43,338 people.<sup id="cite_ref-zensus_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zensus-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shimabara has been conducting censuses since 1920. The city's population peaked in the 1950s with more than 60,000 people. In 2020, Shimabara's population is only about 75% of what it was in the 1950s. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:30em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">41,482</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1925 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,338</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">46,254</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1935 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">46,703</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">46,748</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1945 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">62,501</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+33.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">62,028</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1955 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">60,370</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">58,693</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1965 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">56,724</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−3.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">56,692</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.1%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">57,289</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">58,890</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1985 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">58,457</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">56,903</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">52,853</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">51,563</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2005 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">50,045</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">47,471</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">45,436</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−4.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,338</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.6%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Shimabara population statistics<sup id="cite_ref-zensus_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zensus-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara is within ancient <a href="/wiki/Hizen_Province" title="Hizen Province">Hizen Province</a>. It developed as a <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dkamachi" title="Jōkamachi">castle town</a> around <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Castle" title="Shimabara Castle">Shimabara Castle</a> which was the capital of <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Domain" title="Shimabara Domain">Shimabara Domain</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>. It was the site of considerable foreign trade and missionary activity during the late <a href="/wiki/Muromachi_period" title="Muromachi period">Muromachi period</a>, and in the early Edo period, a large percentage of the population were <i><a href="/wiki/Kirishitan" title="Kirishitan">Kirishitan</a></i>. Due to misgovernment, high taxes and persecution of Christianity, the population rose up during the <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Rebellion" title="Shimabara Rebellion">Shimabara Rebellion</a> of 1637, which was suppressed with extreme severity by the <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa shogunate</a>. Shimabara was subsequently ruled by a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Matsudaira_clan" title="Matsudaira clan">Matsudaira clan</a> from 1668 to 1774 and from 1774 to 1871. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji restoration">Meiji restoration</a>, the town of Shimabara was created with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Shimabara town annexed neighboring Shimabara village and Minato town on April 1, 1924. On April 1, 1940, it annexed Annaka and Sugitani villages and was raised to city status. Shimabara annexed neighboring Mikae village on April 1, 1955. On January 1, 2006, the town of <a href="/wiki/Ariake,_Nagasaki" title="Ariake, Nagasaki">Ariake</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Minamitakaki_District,_Nagasaki" title="Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki">Minamitakaki District</a>) was merged into Shimabara. </p><p>Throughout its history, Shimabara has been dominated by the seismic activity of Mount Unzen. A major <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_eruption" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanic eruption">volcanic eruption</a> in 1792 resulted in a <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> that destroyed most of the town and killed over 15,000 people, in one of Japan's worst volcanic disasters. In more recent history, major eruptions in 1990–1991 resulted in <a href="/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow" title="Pyroclastic flow">pyroclastic flows</a>, which killed 43 people and forced the temporary evacuation of hundreds of others. The 5th International Conference of Cities on Volcanoes was held in Shimabara on November 19–23, 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-council">mayor-council</a> form of government with a directly elected mayor and a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> city council of 19 members. Shimabara contributes two members to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the <a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_2nd_district" title="Nagasaki 2nd district">Nagasaki 2nd district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Japan">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Diet_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Diet of Japan">Diet of Japan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economy of Shimabara is heavily dependent on agriculture and <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercial fishing</a>. Main crops include ice, radishes, carrots, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, small watermelons, mangoes, strawberries, pomelos, tobacco as well as chicken and cattle. Shimabara is also a popular tourist destination, due to its historical associations, location in <a href="/wiki/Unzen-Amakusa_National_Park" title="Unzen-Amakusa National Park">Unzen-Amakusa National Park</a>, and numerous <i><a href="/wiki/Onsen" title="Onsen">onsen</a></i>. The most popular tourist destination within the urban area is <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Castle" title="Shimabara Castle">Shimabara Castle</a> and the nearby "<i>Samurai</i> Street". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara has nine public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg/20px-Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg/30px-Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg/40px-Shimabara_Railroad_Logomark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Railway" title="Shimabara Railway">Shimabara Railway</a> - <a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Railway_Line" title="Shimabara Railway Line">Shimabara Railway Line</a> </p> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:Yellow">■</span> <a href="/wiki/Ariake-Yue_Station" title="Ariake-Yue Station">Ariake-Yue</a> - <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cmisaki_Station" title="Ōmisaki Station">Ōmisaki</a> - <a href="/wiki/Matsuo_Station_(Nagasaki)" title="Matsuo Station (Nagasaki)">Matsuo</a> - 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Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall (Madamas Dome)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimabara_Castle" title="Shimabara Castle">Shimabara Castle</a></li> <li>Shimabara Onsen</li> <li>Shimabara Peninsula Geopark</li> <li>Shimabara Samurai Residences</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimabara is host of the Shimabara Water Festival on the first weekend of August. There are also festivals in Minamishimabara, like the Marine Festival in Kuchinotsu and the Minamishimabara Sakura Festivals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koumei_Nakamura" title="Koumei Nakamura">Koumei Nakamura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celebrity_chef" title="Celebrity chef">celebrity chef</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimabara,_Nagasaki&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Shimabara-hp-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Shimabara-hp_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.city.shimabara.lg.jpl">"Shimabara City official statistics"</a> (in Japanese). Japan.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Shimabara+City+official+statistics&rft.place=Japan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.city.shimabara.lg.jpl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShimabara%2C+Nagasaki" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-normals-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-normals_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-normals_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=84&block_no=0962&year=&month=&day=&view=h0"><bdi lang="ja">気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">JMA</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 27,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E6%B0%97%E8%B1%A1%E5%BA%81+%2F+%E5%B9%B3%E5%B9%B4%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%88%E5%B9%B4%E3%83%BB%E6%9C%88%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%89&rft.pub=JMA&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.jma.go.jp%2Fobd%2Fstats%2Fetrn%2Fview%2Fnml_amd_ym.php%3Fprec_no%3D84%26block_no%3D0962%26year%3D%26month%3D%26day%3D%26view%3Dh0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShimabara%2C+Nagasaki" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-extremes-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-extremes_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-extremes_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=84&block_no=0962&year=&month=&day=&view=h0"><bdi lang="ja">観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">JMA</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 27,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E8%A6%B3%E6%B8%AC%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A1%EF%BD%9E10%E4%BD%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%88%E5%B9%B4%E9%96%93%E3%82%92%E9%80%9A%E3%81%98%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E5%80%A4%EF%BC%89&rft.pub=JMA&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.jma.go.jp%2Fobd%2Fstats%2Fetrn%2Fview%2Frank_a.php%3Fprec_no%3D84%26block_no%3D0962%26year%3D%26month%3D%26day%3D%26view%3Dh0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShimabara%2C+Nagasaki" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-zensus-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-zensus_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-zensus_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/nagasaki/">Shimabara population statistics</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div 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