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Population4,199
GeoNames
RegionYamagata
Elevation43 m
141 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportShonai Airport (SYO)
32 km
Why visit Furukuchi
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 3 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Mogamikyo Basho Line Tourism Co., Ltd. Head office.
Weather in Furukuchi
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Museums and landmarks1
Mogamikyo Basho Line Tourism Co., Ltd. Head office
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
86-1
Mo-Su 09:00-16:30
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship2
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Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Map of Furukuchi
10 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shonai Airport (SYO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Shinjō 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Ōishida 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Tsuruoka 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Obanazawa 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Sakata 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Yuza 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Murayama 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Tendō 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Yamanobe 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Yuzawa 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Tozawa Han Funabansho. Mogamigawa Basho Line embarkation entrance, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mogami River Basho Line embarkation point A, さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mogami River (1514496576), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mogami River (1514493218), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mogamigawa Kotsu headquarters, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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