Shimamicho

Shimamicho is a neighborhood in Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata. Shimamicho is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shintomicho, as well as near Shirosecho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Niigata Racecourse and 新潟北警察署.

Niigata Racecourse

Stadium

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Niigata Racecourse is located in Kita-ku Niigata, Niigata in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1965. The capacity of the grandstand is 75,000.

新潟北警察署

Police station

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新潟北警察署 is a police station, which is situated 3½ km south of Shimamicho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seiro and Higashi-ku.

Seirō is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the town had an estimated population of 14,025 in 4715 households, and a population density of 373 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 37.58 square kilometres. Seiro is situated 7 km east of Shimamicho.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 136,224 in 60,830 households and a population density of 3500 persons per km2. Higashi-ku is situated 9 km southwest of Shimamicho.

Shimamicho

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Shimamibama”, “Shimamichō”, and “Shimamihama”
Category: locality
Location: Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.96852° or 37° 58′ 7″ north

Longitude

139.19489° or 139° 11′ 42″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

8Q9XX59V+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8727221464

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

1852446

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Satellite Map

Discover Shimamicho from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Shimamicho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しまみちょう”
Japanese: “島見町”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shintomicho and Shirosecho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Niigata City Minamihama Elementary School and Minamihama Summary Post Office.

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