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in northwestern

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, 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

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. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway in about 30 minutes from

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. Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, 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

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, famous for its huge collection of

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s is located in Minoh.

Neighboring municipalities

*Osaka Prefecture **

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** Ikeda **

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** Toyono *

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** Kawanishi

Notable people

* Shōta Chida, Japanese

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, ranked 7-

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* Dream Ami, Japanese singer, dancer, model, television personality and J-pop idol (

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and E-girls; Real Name: Ami Nakashima,

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: 中島麻未, ''Nakashima Ami'') * Don Fujii, Japanese professional wrestler (Real Name: Tatsuki Fuji,

: 藤井達樹, ''Fujii Tatsuki'') * Haruka Hirota, Japanese Olympic

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, Japanese performing artist and former member of the

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: 조종리) *

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, Japanese football player (

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) *

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, 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, Japanese actress * Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman,

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, and philanthropist * Takumi Shimohira, Japanese football player (

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) * Masaki Suda, Japanese actor and singer ( Kamen Rider W; Real Name: Taishō Sugō,

: 菅生大将, ''Sugō Taishō'') * Anju Suzuki, Japanese actress, television presenter, and former singer (Real Name: Kakuko Yamagata,

: 山形香公子, ''Yamagata Kakuko'') * Ken Tajiri, Japanese football player (

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) * Teruzakura Hiroyuki, former

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(Real Name: Hiroyuki Ozaki,

: 尾崎弘之, ''Ozaki Hiroyuki'') * Yuka Uda, Japanese road cyclist *

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, Japanese voice actress and singer * Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese

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and co-founder of

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Transportation

Railways

* Hankyu Railway ** Minoo Line: Sakurai Station – Makiochi Station – Minoo Station *

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(opening in 2023) ** Minō-Kayano Station – Minō-Semba-Handaimae Station

Highway

* National highways ** ** *

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

Minō Toll Road

Twin towns – sister cities

Minoh is twinned with: * Cuernavaca, Mexico *

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, New Zealand

References

External links

Minoh City official website

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