Oita

[ aw-ee-tah ]

noun

1. a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.

Oita

/ ˈɔɪtə /

noun

1. an industrial city in SW Japan, on NE Kyushu: dominated most of Kyushu in the 16th century. Pop: 437 699 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday that six in Ehime prefecture, one in neighboring Kochi and two others in Oita on Kyushu island suffered minor injuries, mostly from falling at home.

From Seattle Times

"Our collaborative study shed light on the diversity in the boreal biome of newly discovered endophytic fungi and their sensitivity to climate," said study co-lead author Shuzo Oita, who completed his doctoral studies in Arnold's lab and is now a research scientist at Sumitomo Chemical Co.,

From Science Daily

The closure of its Osaka plant follows closures in its production lines in Oita, Shiga and Kyoto prefectures.

From BBC

Daihatsu, maker of Hijet trucks and vans and Mira hatchbacks, said it started shutting down some lines Monday and production stopped at all four plants in Shiga, Kyoto and Oita prefectures as well as at its headquarters in Osaka on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

NHK showed water from the swollen Yamakuni River gushing over a bridge in the town of Yabakei in Oita prefecture.

From Washington Times