was a

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located in Maniwa District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 11,424 and a

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of 152.08 persons per km². The total area was 75.12 km². On March 31, 2005, Kuse, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of

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, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of

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Geography

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s: Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama)

Adjoining municipalities

** Katsuyama ** Ochiai ** Yubara **

Tsuyama is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,507 in 45,653 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tsuyama is located in nort ...

(Former Kume town) ** Kagamino (Former Kagamino town and Tomi village)

Education

*Senkyō Elementary School *Meki Elementary School *Kashimura Elementary School *Kusakabe Elementary School *Yono Elementary School *Kuse Junior High School *Okayama Prefectural Kuse High School

Transportation

Railways

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Kishin Line is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji () and Niimi () which the line connects. Stations *S: Trains stop *s: ...

*** Kuse Station

Road

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: **

Yonago Expressway The is a national expressway in the Chūgoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. Overview The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Okayama Yonago Route. The route conne ...

***Kuse Interchange - Ueno Parking Area *

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: ** Route 181 ** Route 313 * Prefectural roads: **Okayama Prefectural Route 65 (Kuse-

) **Okayama Prefectural Route 82 ( Kagamino-Kuse) **Okayama Prefectural Route 326 (Kashinishi- Yubara) **Okayama Prefectural Route 327 ( Tomihigashidani-Kuse) **Okayama Prefectural Route 329 (Nishibara-Kuse) **Okayama Prefectural Route 330 (Meki-Ōba)

Notable places and events

*Former Senkyō Elementary School Building ( Important Cultural Properties) *Kuse

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(October 25–26)

References

External links

Official website of Maniwa
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Maniwa {{Okayama-geo-stub