Minato
Minato is a quarter in Wakayama, Wakayama and has about 375,000 residents. Minato is situated nearby to the neighborhood Chikko 6-chome, as well as near Chikko 5-chome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 375,000 residents
- Description: City in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shimminatochō” and “Shinkōmachi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wakayama Castle and Wakayama Prefectural Museum.
Wakayama Castle
Castle
Photo: Wak89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakayama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. For most of the Edo Period, it was the administrative center of Kishū Domain, which was controlled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan.
Wakayama Prefectural Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wakayama Prefectural Museum is a history museum in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The focus of the museum is the history and culture of Wakayama Prefecture, and its permanent collection displays artifacts relating to prehistory…
Wakayama City Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakayama City Museum is a local history museum located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It opened in November 1985 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of Wakayama Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saikazaki.
Saikazaki
Locality
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Saikazaki is a cape in the southern part of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, and is a specially designated region by Setonaikai National Park.
Minato
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Wakayama, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.2156° or 34° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
135.1506° or 135° 9′ 2″ eastPopulation
375,000Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q6582+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 8436808723OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1852383Wikidata ID
Q35730158
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Minato” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Minato”
- Dutch: “Minato”
- Japanese: “みなと”
- Japanese: “湊”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chikko 6-chome and Chikko 5-chome.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 近畿運輸局和歌山運輸支局 and 自動車検査独立行政法人近畿検査部和歌山事務所.
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