Umi Station

Umi (宇美町, Umi-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 37,663 and a density of 1,200 persons per km2. The total area is 30.22 km2. The town has a river, the Umigawa, flowing through it, a large Hachiman shrine and a small Protestant church. It also has some ancient burial mounds (kofun). It is reputedly the birthplace of Emperor Ōjin, an early Japanese emperor.A railway was built in 1919 to facilitate the removal of coal, but this local industry ended in 1963. The railway line was closed in 1985 and has been made into a pleasant semi-rural walkway. Umi still has another JR line, the Kashii Line. Ban-dai sake is also made in Umi.

Umi Hachimangū (宇美八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, it was classified as a prefectural shrine (県社, kensha).

Shinbaru Station (新原駅, Shinbaru-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The Kōshōji Kofun (光正寺古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kōshōji neighborhood of the town of Umi, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1975.

The Tanabataike Kofun (七夕池古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Tabomi neighborhood of the town of Shime, Kasuya District,Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1975, with the area under protection expanded in 2001.

Sue (須恵町, Sue-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2016, the town had an estimated population of 27,459 and a density of 1,700 persons per km². The total area is 16.33 km².

Sue-Chūō Station (須恵中央駅, Sue-Chūō-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Sue Station (須恵駅, Sue-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Ōno Castle (大野城跡 Ōnojō-ato) is a ruined castle located on Mount Shioji (formerly called Mount Ōno) in the northern part of Dazaifu city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Shime (志免町, Shime-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 45,307 and a density of 5,200 persons per km2. The total area is 8.70 km2. Although the town still has a railway station the line is no longer used, but has been converted into a cycle path/ footpath.

The Neomugicha incident (西鉄バスジャック事件, Nishi-Tetsu basujakku jiken) is the name given to the hijacking between May 3 and May 4, 2000, of a Japanese bus by a user of internet forum 2channel after placing a warning on the website.

Kanenokuma Site (金隈遺跡, Kanenokuma iseki) is an archeological site with a Yayoi period cemetery located in the Kanenokuma neighborhood of Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1972.