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Oita
10 events
Nara
725 (Jinki 2), according to the shrine's founding records
Shrine buildings for Hachiman are raised at Usa
Late Heian
Late Heian period
Fuki-ji's Ōdō hall is built in the Kunisaki Peninsula
Late Heian – Kamakura period
The Usuki stone Buddhas are carved into the cliffs
Sengoku
1551
Francis Xavier visits Ōtomo Sōrin at Funai
Edo
1639
Hita becomes territory under direct shogunate rule
1817
Hirose Tansō opens the Kangien academy in Hita
Modern
1945
Air raids strike Ōita
Contemporary
1950
A law designates Beppu an international hot-spring tourism and culture city
1964
The Ōita area is designated a New Industrial City
1977
The Hatchōbaru geothermal power plant begins operating
Nearby
Fukuoka
Kumamoto
Miyazaki