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in northwestern

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the spelling Minoh in English. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 134,435 and a population density of 2,800 persons per km². Its total area is .

History

The city was incorporated on 1 December 1956. Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.

Geography

Minoh lies about north of the center of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway in about 30 minutes from Umeda Station. Minoh is best known for

Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was established on 11 December 1967 to commemorate the centennial celebrations of the accession of Emperor Meiji. With an area of just 9.6 km², it is one of the smallest of Japan's na ...

, one of Japan's oldest

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s, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall. The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh.

Neighboring municipalities

*Osaka Prefecture ** Ibaraki ** Ikeda ** Suita ** Toyonaka ** Toyono *

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

** Kawanishi

Notable people

* Shōta Chida, Japanese

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, ranked 7- dan * Dream Ami, Japanese singer, dancer, model, television personality and J-pop idol ( Dream and E-girls; Real Name: Ami Nakashima, Nihongo: 中島麻未, ''Nakashima Ami'') * Don Fujii, Japanese professional wrestler (Real Name: Tatsuki Fuji, Nihongo: 藤井達樹, ''Fujii Tatsuki'') *

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, Japanese Olympic trampoline gymnast *

Sakiho Juri is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1990 and resigned in 2005. She is from Osaka. Troupe history * Moon Troupe: 1990 ...

, Japanese performing artist and former member of the Takarazuka Revue *

Jyongri Jyongri (born August 30, 1988) is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan. Biography Background and early life Jyongri attended Osaka International School, and is fluent in both English and Japanes ...

, Zainichi Korean pop singer (Real Name: ''Cho Jyong-ri'', Hangul: 조종리) *

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, Japanese football player ( V-Varen Nagasaki,

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) *

Kenji Kasahara is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Mixi, a social networking site. He is ranked as the 37th richest Japanese person. Timeline 1997: (21 years old) * Created the job information websitFind Job! 1999: (23 years old) * Founded eMercury Inc. ...

, Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of mixi * Takuya Kimura, Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality ( SMAP; Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in Minoh) * Yūki Mizuhara,

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* Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman, politician, and philanthropist *

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, Japanese football player (

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) * Masaki Suda, Japanese actor and singer ( Kamen Rider W; Real Name: Taishō Sugō, Nihongo: 菅生大将, ''Sugō Taishō'') * Anju Suzuki,

, television presenter, and former singer (Real Name: Kakuko Yamagata, Nihongo: 山形香公子, ''Yamagata Kakuko'') * Ken Tajiri, Japanese football player (

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) *

Teruzakura Hiroyuki Teruzakura Hiroyuki (born 5 December 1947 as Hiroyuki Ozaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Minoo, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1964, and reached the top division in July 1970. He fought for five tournaments in the top d ...

, former

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(Real Name: Hiroyuki Ozaki, Nihongo: 尾崎弘之, ''Ozaki Hiroyuki'') *

Yuka Uda was a road cyclist from Japan. Her maiden name was . She finished second in the Japanese National Road Race Championships in 2008, and represented her nation at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships. She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemi ...

, Japanese road cyclist * Yui Watanabe, Japanese voice actress and singer * Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese anime director and co-founder of Ordet

Transportation

Railways

* Hankyu Railway **

Minoo Line is a city in northwestern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the spelling Minoh in English. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 13 ...

: Sakurai Station –

Makiochi Station is a train station in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Hankyu Railway **Minoo Line is a city in northwestern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses ...

–

Minoo Station is a terminal on the Hankyu Railway Minoo Line in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Trains depart regularly, about every 10 minutes. During autumn, spring and other festival events the Minoo line becomes particularly crowded with sightseeing visito ...

* Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (opening in 2023) ** Minō-Kayano Station –

Minō-Semba-Handaimae Station is a train station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (which links directly into the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line) located in Minoo, Minoh, Osaka, Japan. Layout There is an island platform with two tracks. History The name of th ...

Highway

* National highways ** ** *

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** Mino-Todoromi Interchange ** Japanese National Route Sign 0423

Minō Toll Road

Twin towns – sister cities

Minoh is

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with: * Cuernavaca, Mexico *

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, New Zealand

References

External links

Minoh City official website

{{Authority control Cities in Osaka Prefecture