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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 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.

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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

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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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** Toyono *

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** Kawanishi

Notable people

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, ranked 7-

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and

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: 中島麻未, ''Nakashima Ami'') *

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, Japanese Olympic

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) *

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; Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in Minoh) * Yūki Mizuhara,

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* Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman,

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, and philanthropist * Takumi Shimohira, Japanese football player ( JEF United Chiba,

) *

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, television presenter, and former singer (Real Name: Kakuko Yamagata,

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) *

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Transportation

Railways

** Minoo Line: Sakurai Station –

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–

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(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

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

Minō Toll Road The Minō Toll Road (箕面有料道路 ''Minō Yūryōdōro'') is a two-lane toll road in Minoh, Osaka that connects the Shin-Meishin Expressway The or simply ''Shin-Meishin'' for short is an expressway, linking Mie prefecture to Hyōgo Prefec ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Minoh is

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with: *

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References

External links

Minoh City official website

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