Kuraoka

Kuraoka is a neighborhood in Tozawa, Mogami district, Yamagata. Kuraoka is situated nearby to the quarter Tsuya, as well as near Iwashimizu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsuya Station and Uzen-Zennami Station.

Tsuya Station

Railway station

Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tsuya Station is a railway station in the town of Tozawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Uzen-Zennami Station

Railway station

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Uzen-Zennami Station is a railway station in the city of Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Uzen-Zennami Station is situated 3½ km northeast of Kuraoka.

Furukuchi Station

Railway station

Photo: ささささん, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Furukuchi Station is a railway station in the town of Tozawa, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Furukuchi Station is situated 3½ km west of Kuraoka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okura and Sakegawa.

Okura

Photo: Suz-b, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Okura, sometimes written Ohkura, is a village in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan designated as one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Japan". It's most known for Hijiori Onsen and Hijiori kokeshi.

Sakegawa is a village located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the village had an estimated population of 3843 in 1329 households, and a population density of 31 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 122.15 square kilometres. Sakegawa is situated 9 km northeast of Kuraoka.

Kuraoka

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Tozawa, Mogami district, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.72516° or 38° 43′ 31″ north

Longitude

140.18437° or 140° 11′ 4″ east

Elevation

113 metres (371 feet)

Open location code

8RC2P5GM+3P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8528165641

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2112095

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In Other Languages

“Kuraoka” goes by many names.

Japanese: “くらおか”
Japanese: “蔵岡”

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