Nigorikawa

Nigorikawa is a quarter in Akita Shi, Akita. Nigorikawa is situated nearby to the hamlet 濁川字鎌ノ沢, as well as near 濁川字森ノ腰.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Izumi-Sotoasahikawa and Kubota Castle Ruins.

Izumi-Sotoasahikawa

Railway station

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Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station is a railway station in the city of Akita in Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station was opened on 13 March 2021. Izumi-Sotoasahikawa is situated 2½ km southwest of Nigorikawa.

Kubota Castle Ruins

Castle

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Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province. Kubota Castle Ruins is situated 4 km south of Nigorikawa.

Mining Museum of Akita University

Museum

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Mining Museum of Akita University is situated 3 km south of Nigorikawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hiroomote and Akita.

Hiroomote

Quarter

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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 4½ km south of Nigorikawa.

Akita

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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.

Nigorikawa

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Akita Shi, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.75699° or 39° 45′ 25″ north

Longitude

140.12922° or 140° 7′ 45″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

8RF2Q44H+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9215458611

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

8316142

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In Other Languages

“Nigorikawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “にごりかわ”
Japanese: “ニゴリカワ”
Japanese: “濁川”

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Localities in the Area

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