Iwami Gawa
Iwami Gawa is a stream in Akita, Tohoku. Iwami Gawa is situated nearby to the quarter Yotsugoya, as well as near the locality Ueno.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yotsugoya Station and AEON MALL AKITA.
Yotsugoya Station
Railway stop
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yotsugoya Station is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
AEON MALL AKITA
Shopping center
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AEON MALL AKITA is a shopping center, which is situated 3 km northeast of Iwami Gawa.
Jizōden
Archaeological site
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The Jizōden ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Yayoi period settlement located in the Goshono neighborhood of the city of Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yuwa and Hiroomote.
Yuwa
Hamlet
Yūwa was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,898 and a density of 54.65 persons per km2. Yuwa is situated 7 km southeast of Iwami Gawa.
Hiroomote
Quarter
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Hiroomote is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941, it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River. Hiroomote is situated 7 km north of Iwami Gawa.
Akita
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akita is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. As of 1 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2.
Iwami Gawa
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Iwami-gawa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.65288° or 39° 39′ 10″ northLongitude
140.12984° or 140° 7′ 47″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8RF2M43H+5WGeoNames ID
2112531
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In Other Languages
“Iwami Gawa” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “岩見川”
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Localities in the Area
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