Torigoe Tunnel

Torigoe Tunnel is a tunnel in Iwate, Tohoku. Torigoe Tunnel is situated nearby to the town Ichinohe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ninohe Station and Kunohe Castle.

Ninohe Station

Railway station

Ninohe Station is a junction railway station in the city of Ninohe, Iwate, Japan, operated by JR East for the Tohoku Shinkansen and the third-sector railway operator Iwate Ginga Railway Company for local services. Ninohe Station is situated 1½ km northeast of Torigoe Tunnel.

Kunohe Castle

Castle

Photo: Satoshin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kunohe Castle was a Japanese castle controlled by the Nanbu clan located in what is now the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. It was also referred to as Fukuoka Castle or Miyano Castle. Kunohe Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Torigoe Tunnel.

Ninohe Post Office

Post office

Photo: Wakkubox, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ninohe Post Office is situated 3 km northeast of Torigoe Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ninohe and Ichinohe.

Ninohe

Photo: Wakkubox, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ninohe is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 26,344, and a population density of 63 persons per km2 in 11,803 households. The total area of the city is 420.42 square kilometres.

Ichinohe

Town

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Ichinohe is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 12,053, and a population density of 40 persons per km2 in 5645 households. The total area of the town is 300.03 square kilometres. Ichinohe is situated 4 km southeast of Torigoe Tunnel.

Torigoe Tunnel

Type: Tunnel
Category: transportation
Location: Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.24596° or 40° 14′ 46″ north

Longitude

141.2773° or 141° 16′ 38″ east

Elevation

279 metres (915 feet)

Open location code

8RG367WG+9W

GeoNames ID

8528198

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Torigoe Tunnel” goes by many names.

Japanese: “とりごえとんねる”
Japanese: “トリゴエトンネル”
Japanese: “鳥越トンネル”

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