Kamisogawa

Kamisogawa is a quarter in Kōsa Machi, Kamimashiki district, Kumamoto. Kamisogawa is situated nearby to the quarter Shimoyokota, as well as near Nakayokota.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mifune Dinosaur Museum and 御船警察署.

Mifune Dinosaur Museum

Museum

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Mifune Dinosaur Museum opened in Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan in 1998. The museum collects, preserves, researches, and displays the dinosaur fossils found in the area; the collection, which includes Japan's first fossil from a meat-eating dinosaur, Mifunesaurus, numbers some 15,000 items. Mifune Dinosaur Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Kamisogawa.

御船警察署

Police station

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御船警察署 is a police station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Kamisogawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kosa and Mifune.

Kosa

Town

Photo: Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kōsa is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,004 in 4,441 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 57.93 km2. Kosa is situated 3½ km south of Kamisogawa.

Mifune

Town

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Mifune is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 17,254 in 7647 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 99.03 km2. Mifune is situated 4 km northwest of Kamisogawa.

Misato

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Misato is a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2024, the town had an estimated population of 8,361 in 3323 households, and a population density of 58 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 144.00 km2.

Kamisogawa

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Kamisōgawa” and “大字上早川”
Category: locality
Location: Kōsa Machi, Kamimashiki district, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.68309° or 32° 40′ 59″ north

Longitude

130.82316° or 130° 49′ 23″ east

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GMRMF+67

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8720238621

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11177652

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In Other Languages

“Kamisogawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “かみそうがわ”
Japanese: “カミソウガワ”
Japanese: “上早川”

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