Minoh
Minoh
箕面市 | |
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Coordinates: 34°49′37″N 135°28′14″E / 34.82694°N 135.47056°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Osaka |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kazuhiko Ueshima (from November 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.90 km2 (18.49 sq mi) |
Population (31 January 2023) | |
• Total | 139,118 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 4-6-1 Nishishōji, Minoo-shi, Ōsaka-fu 562-0003 |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Flower | Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum) |
Tree | Japanese Maple |
Minoh (箕面市, Minō-shi) is a
Geography
Minoh lies about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of the center of the city of
Neighboring municipalities
Osaka Prefecture
Climate
Minoh has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minoh is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minoh has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1960 | 34,249 | — |
1970 | 57,414 | +67.6% |
1980 | 104,112 | +81.3% |
1990 | 122,120 | +17.3% |
2000 | 124,898 | +2.3% |
2010 | 129,777 | +3.9% |
History
The area of the modern city of Minoh was within ancient Settsu Province. The village of Minoh was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889. It was raised to town status on 1 January 1948. Minoh merged with the village of Toyokawa and was raised to city status on 1 December 1956.[4]
Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.[5]
Government
Minoh has a
Economy
Minoh is a regional commercial center and is also a commuter town due to its proximity to Osaka.
Education
Minoh has 12 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also one private combined elementary/middle/high school and one private combined middle/high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Osaka Aoyama College is located in Minoh.
Transportation
Railway
- Minō-Semba-Handaimae
Highway
- Shin-Meishin Expressway Mino-Todoromi Interchange
- Minō Toll Road
- National Route 171
- National Route 423
Twin towns – sister cities
- Cuernavaca, Mexico
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Local attractions
Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall.[citation needed]
The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Shōta Chida, Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan
- Nihongo: 中島 麻未, Nakashima Ami)
- Nihongo: 藤井 達樹, Fujii Tatsuki)
- trampoline gymnast
- Sakiho Juri, Japanese performing artist and former member of the Takarazuka Revue
- Zainichi Korean pop singer (Real Name: Cho Jyong-ri, Hangul: 조종리)
- Japanese football player (V-Varen Nagasaki, J2 League)
- Kenji Kasahara, Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of mixi
- Takuya Kimura, Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality (SMAP; Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in Minoh)
- Japanese actress
- Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman, politician, and philanthropist
- Japanese football player (JEF United Chiba, J2 League)
- Nihongo: 菅生 大将, Sugō Taishō)
- Nihongo: 山形 香公子, Yamagata Kakuko)
- Japanese football player (Gainare Tottori, J3 League)
- Nihongo: 尾崎弘之, Ozaki Hiroyuki)
- Yuka Uda, Japanese road cyclist
- Japanese voice actressand singer
- anime director and co-founder of Ordet
References
- ^ a b "Minoh city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Minoh climate data
- ^ Minoh population statistics
- ^ "Establishment of Town as a City (町を市とする処分)". Minoh City Ordinances (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "History of Mister Donut". Mister Donut website (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "(報道資料)北大阪急行線延伸事業の開業目標の見直しについて" [Revised planned opening date for the extension of the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway]. Minoh City (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "国際化・交流". city.minoh.lg.jp (in Japanese). Minoh. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
External links
- Minoh City official website (in Japanese)
- Minoh City official website (in English)