Okagaki-Machi as No.1 -???
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Since it's the beginning of the new year,
it might be nice to have a happy story
Last year, I received a LINE message that
there was a commercial news broadcast
about Okagaki-Machi.
Why should the peaceful town become
the subject of the TV news?
What happened?
Surprisingly, Okagaki-Machi ranked 1st in Fukuoka prefecture
in the 2022 "Ranking of cities, you want to continue living in"!
Okagaki-Machi is also ranked 2nd
in the "City Happiness Ranking"!
Eh! why? "Why?"
To the west of the town is the green mountain range,
and to the north is the Hibikinada/Hatsu coast,
where in autumn a spectacular sky show can be seen that
the Big Dipper comes close to the horizon and
looks like taking water from the sea.
There is also a bicycle path that runs through
the scenery of white sands and green pine trees, and
there is also a fashionable cycle center managed by the prefecture.
Wineries that have just been introduced recently, and
fashionable cafe restaurants with a wedding venue of
"Budo no Ki" makes you wonder
if you have come to a resort place somewhere.
Delicious fruits are lined up in each season
- Strawberry, Takakura loquat, Kampo grape,
Fig, Kampo mandarin, mango, etc.
Fresh vegetables at low prices are attractive
The fresh fishes caught from Hatsu fishing port are delicious.
Surfers enjoy surfing all season
As a retired old bastard, no use for commuting to work,
but when it comes to Rinko
(bring in a bicycle to the preferred station and enjoy pottering)
JR is quite convenient.
For those who are on business or students,
JR trains provide the best approach to
the metropolitan area of Kokura or Hakata.
The town once prospered as a coal mining town,
but now it is difficult to find the remnants of that time.
Sanri-ai (named after Sanri-Matsubara (pine forest-lined 12km)),
holds concert hall, library, gymnastics facilities
seems a bit large for a small town.
Having said so, Sanri-ai is the center of cultural activities
diversity of lesson courses attracts a lot of people.
At the community centers in town,
members of various clubs come together with smiles.
The groundwater from the Kodaiji mountain range is
the source of the town's water supply, and
the tap water itself is good to drink.
Not too rural, not too urban
Such a town where people can live normal lives.
it might be nice to have a happy story
Last year, I received a LINE message that
there was a commercial news broadcast
about Okagaki-Machi.
Why should the peaceful town become
the subject of the TV news?
What happened?
Surprisingly, Okagaki-Machi ranked 1st in Fukuoka prefecture
in the 2022 "Ranking of cities, you want to continue living in"!
Okagaki-Machi is also ranked 2nd
in the "City Happiness Ranking"!
Eh! why? "Why?"
To the west of the town is the green mountain range,
and to the north is the Hibikinada/Hatsu coast,
where in autumn a spectacular sky show can be seen that
the Big Dipper comes close to the horizon and
looks like taking water from the sea.
There is also a bicycle path that runs through
the scenery of white sands and green pine trees, and
there is also a fashionable cycle center managed by the prefecture.
Wineries that have just been introduced recently, and
fashionable cafe restaurants with a wedding venue of
"Budo no Ki" makes you wonder
if you have come to a resort place somewhere.
Delicious fruits are lined up in each season
- Strawberry, Takakura loquat, Kampo grape,
Fig, Kampo mandarin, mango, etc.
Fresh vegetables at low prices are attractive
The fresh fishes caught from Hatsu fishing port are delicious.
Surfers enjoy surfing all season
As a retired old bastard, no use for commuting to work,
but when it comes to Rinko
(bring in a bicycle to the preferred station and enjoy pottering)
JR is quite convenient.
For those who are on business or students,
JR trains provide the best approach to
the metropolitan area of Kokura or Hakata.
The town once prospered as a coal mining town,
but now it is difficult to find the remnants of that time.
Sanri-ai (named after Sanri-Matsubara (pine forest-lined 12km)),
holds concert hall, library, gymnastics facilities
seems a bit large for a small town.
Having said so, Sanri-ai is the center of cultural activities
diversity of lesson courses attracts a lot of people.
At the community centers in town,
members of various clubs come together with smiles.
The groundwater from the Kodaiji mountain range is
the source of the town's water supply, and
the tap water itself is good to drink.
Not too rural, not too urban
Such a town where people can live normal lives.
My place - Okagaki-Machi!
it says:
Okagaki-Machi was ranked No.1 in Fukuoka Prefecture
in the “2022 Ranking of cities, you want to continue living in”,
a resident satisfaction survey.
in the “2022 Ranking of cities, you want to continue living in”,
a resident satisfaction survey.
It also ranked No.3 among All Kyushu and Okinawa.
An official of the Okagaki-machi's public relations department believes that
the facility's rich natural environment, including groundwater, and
its good access to both the Fukuoka and Kitakyushu
metropolitan areas were highly evaluated.
the facility's rich natural environment, including groundwater, and
its good access to both the Fukuoka and Kitakyushu
metropolitan areas were highly evaluated.
From fiscal 2020 to 2022,
an online survey was conducted of 55,000 men and women aged 20 and
over in Kyushu and Okinawa, and the responses were tabulated.
. . . . . .
In the "City Happiness Ranking",
which measures the happiness of the residents,
it was No.2,
which measures the happiness of the residents,
it was No.2,
only behind Shingu Town in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Okagaki-Machi has a population of about 31,700.
In the 6th comprehensive plan formulated in 2021,
the town has set a future image of
"a city where people can feel happiness
in harmony with nature."
the town has set a future image of
"a city where people can feel happiness
in harmony with nature."
- 30 minutes to Kokura Station and
40 minutes to Hakata Station
from Ebitsu Station on the JR Kagoshima Line
40 minutes to Hakata Station
from Ebitsu Station on the JR Kagoshima Line
- A coast with a cycling road
- abundant groundwater
etc.
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