Tachiarai, Fukuoka


Tachiarai is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 30, 2017, it has an estimated population of 15,567 and a density of 680 persons per km². The total area is 22.83 km².
Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi. Much of the land is used for growing rice and other crops.

History

Imamura Catholic Church was built in 1913, although there have been hidden Christians in the area since the 16th century.
Tachiarai was home to an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Base, established in 1919 and the Tachiarai Army Flight School, established in 1940, before American bombers destroyed them in 1945.
Tachiarai houses a Defense Intelligence Headquarters signals intelligence facility, which is used to monitor communications from transiting satellites, as part of a program codenamed MALLARD.

Attractions

Education

The Tachiarai Board of Education is located near Ozeki train station, and is titled "Dream Center".
There is one junior high school and four elementary schools in Tachiarai. There are also a number of nursery schools, and one private English school.