Sobue, Japan
祖父江町
Sobue is a town of 23,372 people in Aichi, Japan, founded in August 17, 1896.
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Population23,372
GeoNames
Local name祖父江町
RegionAichi
Elevation4 m
13 ft
FoundedAugust 17, 1896
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportNagoya Airfield (NKM)
19 km
Why visit Sobue
Townapedia lists 16 parks and trails and 4 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include ワイルドネイチャープラザ.
Weather in Sobue
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About Sobue
Sobue (祖父江町, Sobue-chō) was a town located in Nakashima District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 22,829 and a population density of 1,032.05 persons per km2. The total area was 22.12 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Sobue (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes4
Churches and places of worship5
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Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare3
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Map of Sobue
40 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Nagoya Airfield (NKM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.
- Inazawa 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Ichinomiya 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Ōgaki 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Nagoya 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Komaki 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Gifu 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Kuwana 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Kakamigahara 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Yokkaichi 33 km south, about 33 min by car
- Seto 35 km east, about 35 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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Heiwado Sobue 20210305-02, 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heiwado Sobue 20210305-01, 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yumeya Sobue 20160922, 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa City Community Bus Sobue-no-mori Stop 20161208, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa City Sobue-no-mori Library Return Post 20161208, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa City Sobuenomori Indoor Swimming Pool 20161208, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa City Sobue-no-mori Library 20161208-02, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa City Sobue-no-mori Library 20161208-01, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sobue dune, tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sobue Zenkoji Tokai Betsuin 2019-07 ac (1), Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inazawa Kosei Hospital, Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wild Nature Plaza, Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zenko-ji Tokai branch, tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aichi Prefecture Kyowa High School 20161208-01, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nagoya airport 20220909082109 (52652707589), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Nagoya airport 20220909082015 (52652878300), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Nagoya airport 20220909082034 (52651945522), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Aichi Prefecture Kyowa High School 20161208-02, 円周率３パーセント (Enshuritsu 3 percent), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 祖父江の森温水プール, Nakashima.keita, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 祖父江幼稚園, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 昭和な店, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 赤とんぼ Dragonfly, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 木曽川祖父江緑地01, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 木曽川祖父江緑地05, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 木曽川祖父江緑地02, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aichi Prefectural Road Route 67, Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 木曽川祖父江緑地04, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 木曽川祖父江緑地03, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ01, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ02, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ03, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ04, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ05, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ06, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ07, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 稲沢サンドフェスタ08, Mikkabie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National park of Kiso three rivers, wild nature plaza, tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 稲沢市平和町法立 バローホームセンター 20240426 162014, 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Meitetsu Yamazaki Station 3, Haplology, CC0
- Meitetsu Yamazaki Station 2, Haplology, CC0
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