Tabira (田平町, Tabira-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,829 and a density of 226.21 persons per km². The total area was 34.61 km².

On October 1, 2005, Tabira, along with the town of Ikitsuki, and the village of Ōshima (all from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Hirado. Its top attraction is Tabira Insect Park.

Geography

• Mountains: Mount Fukiage
• Islands: Yokoshima - uninhabited island off the coast of Kamata Harbor (inhabited until 1981).
• Rivers: Kubuki river
• Dams: Kubuki dam

Adjacent municipalities

• Matsuura
• Sasebo

History

Development

• April 1, 1889—The villages of Tabira and Minamitabira were established.
• April 1, 1954—The villages of Tabira and Minamitabira village were merged and incorporated as the town of Tabira.
• October 1, 2005—Dissolved and merged with Hirado, Ikitsuki, and Ōshima into the expanded city of Hirado.

Administrations

Former Mayors

• Waseda Tsuguo (4/20/1954 - 4/19/1958)
• Kajikawa Zaiki (4/20/1958 - 4/19/1982)
• Inazawa Kenji (4/20/1982 - 4/19/1998)
• Yamasaki Yuuji (4/20/1998 - 9/30/2005)

Education system

• Tabira Kita Elementary School
• Tabira Higashi Elementary School
• Tabira minami Elementary School
• Tabira Middle School ja:平戸市立田平中学校
• Nagasaki Pref. Kitamatsuura Agricultural Senior High School ja:長崎県立北松農業高等学校

Transportation system

Airports

Nearest airport within Nagasaki Prefecture is Nagasaki Airport in Ōmura.

Railroads

• Nishi-Kyūshū Line
  • Main station: Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station
  • Other stations in town: Higashi-Tabira Station - Naka-Tabira Station ja:中田平駅 - Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station - Nishi-Tabira Station

Highways

No express ways

• Nearest interchange is the Nishi-Kyūshū Expressway ja:西九州自動車道 - Ainoura Nakazato Interchange ja:相浦中里インターチェンジ.

Toll Roads

• Hirado Bridge (free of charge since April 1, 2010)

National Highways

• Japan National Route 204
  • Roadside Station: Hometown of the Insects - Tabira [1]
• Japan National Route 383

Prefectural Roads

Nagasaki Prefectural Road 221 Iyoshi Tabira Harbor Line ja:長崎県道221号以善田平港線

Historic sites, Sightseeing spots, Festivals

• Satoda Historic Ruins ja:里田原遺跡
• Tabira Chapel ja:田平天主堂
• Tabira Park
• Tabira Insect Park ja:たびら昆虫自然園, [2]
• Hirado Bridge