Wakuya Chō
Wakuya is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,763 in 6028 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wakuya Station and Koganeyama Shrine.
Wakuya Station
Railway station
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Wakuya Station is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
Koganeyama Shrine
Shinto shrine
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The Koganeyama Jinja is a Shintō shrine in the town of Wakuya Tōda District, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It claims to have been built on the site of the first gold mine in Japan, and is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site.
Wakuya Chō
- Type: Locality with 17,400 residents
- Also known as: “Wakuya Cho” and “Wakuya-chō”
- Location: Tōda district, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.5592° or 38° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
141.1536° or 141° 9′ 13″ eastPopulation
17,400Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)Open location code
8RC3H553+MFGeoNames ID
7447005
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In Other Languages
“Wakuya Chō” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “わくやちょう”
- Japanese: “ワクヤチョウ”
- Japanese: “涌谷町”
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