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Kitagawa Nakaoka Shintaro Museum 1
Kitagawa Nakaoka Shintaro Museum 1 · 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Calliteara lunulata larva 126371052 · heikindai_87, CC0
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Calliteara lunulata larva 126370852 · heikindai_87, CC0
モネの庭(北川村)
モネの庭(北川村) · 特急東海, CC0
水の庭の睡蓮 (Nymphaeales at Monet's Garden Marmottan) 05 Aug, 2010 - panoramio
水の庭の睡蓮 (Nymphaeales at Monet's Garden Marmottan) 05 Aug, 2010 - panoramio · Hiroaki Kaneko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nakaoka Shintaro Birthplace
Nakaoka Shintaro Birthplace · Yanajin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kitagawa, Japan

Kitagawa is a town of 1,146 people in Kochi, Japan.

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Population1,146 GeoNames
RegionKochi
Elevation97 m 318 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportKochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ) 36 km

Why visit Kitagawa

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.

Highlights include 中岡慎太郎館.

Museums and landmarks3

中岡慎太郎館

Museum · 1.7 km

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モネの庭

Museum · 1.1 km

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魚梁瀬森林鉄道

Monument and historic site · 2.4 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

村立北川中学校

School

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村立北川小学校

School

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Map of Kitagawa

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Getting there and nearby towns

Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.

  • Yasuda 5 km west, about 5 min by car
  • Aki 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
  • Nankoku 39 km west, about 39 min by car
  • Tosa 56 km west, about 56 min by car
  • Ino 58 km west, about 58 min by car
  • Mima 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ikedachō 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Yoshinogawa 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Wakimachi 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Anan 77 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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