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Population12,890
GeoNames
RegionYamagata
Elevation185 m
607 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportYamagata Airport (GAJ)
35 km
Why visit Aratokō
Townapedia lists 15 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Aratokō
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Things to do4
Restaurants and cafes15
3 more on the map.
Where to stay1
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Churches and places of worship10
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging3
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Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare3
Map of Aratokō
46 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Nagai 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Takahata 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Tendō 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Shiroishi 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Murakami 54 km west, about 54 min by car
- Obanazawa 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
- Koori 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Murata 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Fukushima 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Sendai 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- AratoHighschool, Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shirataka Town Hospital 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yamagata railway @Arato (4026694304), Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 日向ぼっこ, Ryo 708, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shirataka town office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 10S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS066-E-12048 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-12047 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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