Numakunai, Japan
沼宮内町
Numakunai is a town of 12,285 people in Iwate, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
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Population12,285
GeoNames
Local name沼宮内町
RegionIwate
Elevation257 m
843 ft
FoundedApril 1, 1889
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportHanamaki Airport (HNA)
60 km
Why visit Numakunai
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails and 5 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include 石神の丘美術館.
Weather in Numakunai
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Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes5
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Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Healthcare1
Map of Numakunai
13 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hanamaki Airport (HNA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Morioka 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Shizukuishi 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Hanawa 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Semboku 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Ōdate 66 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Kakunodatemachi 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Towada 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kita-Akita 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tōno 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Takanosu 78 km west, about 1 h 15 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
- Iwate Prefectural Numakunai High School, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iwate-Numakunai Station east side, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Iwate-Numakunai Station, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- JR East Iwate-Numakunai Station, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- JREast-Iwate-numakunai-station-building-west-20110718-153940, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IGR-Iwate-galaxy-railway-Iwate-numakunai-station-platform-20110718-155234, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Iwate-Numakunai Station platforms, Yasu ( talk ) This photo was taken with Canon EOS 6D, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dai 10 Chiwari Itsukaichi, Iwate-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate-ken 028-4307, Japan - panoramio, Hiroyuki Sato, CC BY-SA 3.0
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