Kaomachi-Hiro

Kaomachi-Hiro is a quarter in Yamaga, Kumamoto. Kaomachi-Hiro is situated nearby to the quarter Uekimachi-Kiyomizu, as well as near Kaomachi-Aizato.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum.

Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum

Museum

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Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum is a museum of decorated kofun in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes full-size replicas of the inner chambers of twelve tumuli. Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Kaomachi-Hiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Gyokuto.

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 7 km south of Kaomachi-Hiro.

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 7 km southwest of Kaomachi-Hiro.

Nagomi

Town

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Nagomi is a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 9,029 in 3767 households, and a population density of 91 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 98.78 km2. Nagomi is situated 8 km west of Kaomachi-Hiro.

Kaomachi-Hiro

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Kaomachi-hiro” and “Kaōmachi-hiro”
Category: locality
Location: Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.9632° or 32° 57′ 48″ north

Longitude

130.6874° or 130° 41′ 15″ east

Elevation

85 metres (279 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GXM7P+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8873718093

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11329697

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In Other Languages

“Kaomachi-Hiro” goes by many names.

Japanese: “かおうまちひろ”
Japanese: “カオウマチヒロ”
Japanese: “鹿央町広”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Uekimachi-Kiyomizu and Kaomachi-Aizato.

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