Mount Kinbō

Mount Kinbō or Mount Kinpō is a stratovolcano in the west of city, , . It is an extinct stratovolcano and lava dome. Mount Kinbō overlooks the city of Kumamoto and is used for sightseeing and for radio and TV broadcast antennas.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 665 metres
  • Description: mountain in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ichino-take”, “Kimbō-san”, “Kimbo-zan”, “Kimbu-san”, “Kinbo Zan”, “Kinbo-zan”, “Kinpō San”, “Kinpo Zan”, “Kinpo-zan”, “Kinpō-zan”, “Mount Kinbo”, “Mount Kinpo”, and “Mount Kinpō”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Unganzenji Temple and Chihen-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Archaeological site
ruins is an archeological site with the…

School
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is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, .

Mount Kinbō

Latitude
32.81388° or 32° 48′ 50″ north
Longitude
130.63887° or 130° 38′ 20″ east
Elevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)
Open location code
8Q4GRJ7Q+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3283340628
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1859475
Wiki­data ID
Q11647034
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ladin—“Mount Kinbō” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Monte Kinbō”
  • Burmese: “ခင်ပုတောင် (ခုမမိုတို)”
  • Burmese: “ခင်ပုတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Kinbō Zan”
  • Chinese: “金峰山”
  • Dutch: “mount Kinpō, Kumamoto”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كينپو (اليابان)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كينپو”
  • French: “mont Kinpō”
  • French: “Mont Kinpō”
  • Japanese: “Kinpō Zan”
  • Japanese: “きんぼうざん”
  • Japanese: “キンボウザン”
  • Japanese: “きんぽうざん”
  • Japanese: “金峰山”
  • Ladin: “Mont Kinbō”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Matsuomachi-Hirayama and Kamimatsuomachi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 熊本市消防局西消防署河内出張所 and 芳野郵便局.

Kumamoto: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Mount Aso and Yatsushiro.

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