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Population24,989
GeoNames
RegionNagano
Elevation679 m
2,228 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportShinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)
30 km
Why visit Kinoshita
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails and 3 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Old Sanshū Kaidō.
Weather in Kinoshita
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Museums and landmarks12
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes3
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Churches and places of worship7
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries5
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Healthcare1
Map of Kinoshita
42 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Tatsuno 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Okaya 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Suwa 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Shimosuwa 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Matsumoto 37 km north, about 37 min by car
- Iida 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Saku 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Kofu 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Ueda 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Komoro 61 km northeast, about 1 h 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
- Minowa Shinsyu High School, Asasa198, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Minowa library, Opqr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS066-E-47008 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-75162 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-47009 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS037-E-10888 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Alps Chuoh Shinkin Bank Minowa Branch & Ihoku Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- JA Kamiina Minowa-machi Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Ina electric railway, Matsushima station and factory, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Matsushima-station-showashonen, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Minowa Town Local Museum 20250622, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kamiina wide area firefighting headquarters Minowa fire station, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Minowa town office, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 10S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 西天竜円筒分水群をたどる 20071216A 24, Ozawajun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nagano Bank Minowa Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Moreobaris rubricata, iNaturalist user: renshuchu, CC0
- Route153 Minowa By-pass Nagano Prefecture Minowa Town1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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