Kurokawa

Kurokawa is a locality in Kawanishi, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata. Kurokawa is situated nearby to the locality Yoshita, as well as near Miyazaki.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inukawa Station and Uzen-Komatsu Station.

Inukawa Station

Railway station

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Inukawa Station is a railway station in the town of Kawanishi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Inukawa Station is situated 3 km west of Kurokawa.

Uzen-Komatsu Station

Railway station

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Uzen-Komatsu Station is a railway station in the town of Kawanishi, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Uzen-Komatsu Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Kurokawa.

The Shimokomatsu Kofun group is the collective name for an archaeological site consisting of six separate clusters of Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now part of the town of Kawanishi, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster is situated 4 km west of Kurokawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iide and Takahata.

Iide

Town

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Iide is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,970 in 2354 households, and a population density of 21 persons per km². Iide is situated 9 km west of Kurokawa.

Takahata

Town

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Takahata is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the town had an estimated population of 23,367, in 7629 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 180.26 square kilometres. Takahata is situated 9 km east of Kurokawa.

Kurokawa

Type: Locality
Location: Kawanishi, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.01667° or 38° 1′ north

Longitude

140.08333° or 140° 5′ east

Elevation

213 metres (699 feet)

Open location code

8RC2238M+M8

GeoNames ID

2112076

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In Other Languages

“Kurokawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “黒川”

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