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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakuya.

Wakuya

Town

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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.

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″ north

Longitude

141.1536° or 141° 9′ 13″ east

Population

17,400

Elevation

103 metres (338 feet)

Open location code

8RC3H553+MF

GeoNames ID

7447005

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Satellite Map

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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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