Kawachimachi-Take

Kawachimachi-Take is a quarter in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto. Kawachimachi-Take is situated nearby to the quarter Kawachimachi-Tomonji, as well as near Kawachimachi-Omonogi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kinbō and Unganzenji Temple.

Mount Kinbō

Peak

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Mount Kinbō or Mount Kinpō is a stratovolcano in the west of Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an extinct stratovolcano and lava dome. Mount Kinbō overlooks the city of Kumamoto and is used for sightseeing and for radio and TV broadcast antennas.

Unganzenji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Unganzenji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 3 km southwest of Kawachimachi-Take.

Honmyoji

Buddhist temple

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Honmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect, Rokujōmon-ryū, in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Japan. It is the most high-ranking temple of the sect in Kyushu. Honmyoji is situated 3½ km southeast of Kawachimachi-Take.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Kita-ku.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. The ward is located in the center of the city. As of 2020, it has a population of 187,502 people and an area of 25.33 km2. Chūō-ku is situated 6 km southeast of Kawachimachi-Take.

Kita-ku

Suburb

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Kita-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "north ward," it is bordered by the Nishi-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku and also by the cities of Yamaga, Kikuchi, Kōshi and the towns of Gyokutō and Kikuyō. Kita-ku is situated 9 km northeast of Kawachimachi-Take.

Gyokuto

Town

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Gyokutō is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan on the island of Kyushu. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 5,181 in 2113 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km2. Gyokuto is situated 10 km north of Kawachimachi-Take.

Kawachimachi-Take

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Kawachimachi-take”
Category: locality
Location: Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.83144° or 32° 49′ 53″ north

Longitude

130.65076° or 130° 39′ 3″ east

Elevation

294 metres (965 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GRMJ2+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8488155144

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11209546

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In Other Languages

“Kawachimachi-Take” goes by many names.

Japanese: “かわちまちたけ”
Japanese: “カワチマチタケ”
Japanese: “河内町岳”

Localities in the Area

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