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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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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 665 metres
  • Description: mountain in Kumamoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ichino-take”, “Kimbō-san”, “Kimbo-zan”, “Kimbu-san”, “Kinbo Zan”, “Kinbō Zan”, “Kinpō San”, “Kinpo Zan”, “Kinpo-zan”, “Kinpō-zan”, and “Mount Kinpō”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unganzenji Temple and Chihen-ji.

Buddhist temple
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Archaeological site
ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Heian period Buddhist temple located in the Ikegami neighborhood of the city of Kumamoto, . The temple no longer exists, and its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1997.

School
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Gyokuto.

Suburb
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is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, . The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2012, it has a population of 183,497 people and an area of 25.33 km2.

Town
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Gyokutō is a town located in , , on the island of . As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 5,181 in 2113 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km2. is situated 10 km north of Mount Kinbō.

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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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Kinbō from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ladin—“Mount Kinbō” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ခင်ပုတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Kinbō Zan”
  • Chinese: “金峰山”
  • Dutch: “Kinbō Zan”
  • Dutch: “mount Kinpō, Kumamoto”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كينپو (اليابان)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كينپو”
  • French: “Kinpo-zan”
  • French: “Kinpō-zan”
  • 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

Explore places such as Matsuomachi-Hirayama and Kamimatsuomachi.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Kinbō”. Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.