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Kumagawa, Japan
熊川村
Kumagawa is a town of 14,003 people in Fukui, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
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Population14,003
GeoNames
Local name熊川村
RegionFukui
Elevation84 m
276 ft
FoundedApril 1, 1889
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airport福井空港 (FKJ)
83 km
Why visit Kumagawa
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Kumagawa
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks9
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
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Restaurants and cafes11
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship16
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Shopping4
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Map of Kumagawa
50 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
福井空港 (FKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 83 km away.
- Obama 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Takahama 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Nagahama 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Hikone 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Kyoto 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Kusatsu 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Ōtsu 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Takefu 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Tarui 58 km east, about 58 min by car
- Sabae 62 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
- (福井県) 熊川宿。江戸時代に若狭湾で取れた鯖を京へ届ける、鯖街道というのがあったそうで、その鯖街道で一番発展していたのがここ熊川宿です。 - panoramio, Shift, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 圓成寺前景, Shinshou8233, CC BY-SA 4.0
- R303-048, Puchi-masashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- R367-2020-135, Puchi-masashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 白石神社 - panoramio, Akeiro Torii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 白石神社 - panoramio (1), Akeiro Torii, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 鯖街道 - panoramio, Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 天満神社 - panoramio (6), Akeiro Torii, CC BY-SA 3.0
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