Kaomachi-Iwabaru

Kaomachi-Iwabaru is a quarter in Yamaga, Kumamoto. Kaomachi-Iwabaru is situated nearby to the quarter Kaomachi-Mochimatsu, as well as near Minamijima.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum and Yachiyo-za theater.

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.

Yachiyo-za theater

Theater building

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Yachiyo-za theater is a theater building, which is situated 3 km north of Kaomachi-Iwabaru.

Yamaga Lantern Folk Art Museum

Museum

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Yamaga Lantern Folk Art Museum is situated 3 km north of Kaomachi-Iwabaru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagomi and Gyokuto.

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 7 km west of Kaomachi-Iwabaru.

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 9 km southwest of Kaomachi-Iwabaru.

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 10 km south of Kaomachi-Iwabaru.

Kaomachi-Iwabaru

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

32.99123° or 32° 59′ 28″ north

Longitude

130.68038° or 130° 40′ 49″ east

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

8Q4GXMRJ+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7682587286

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11329792

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In Other Languages

“Kaomachi-Iwabaru” goes by many names.

Japanese: “かおうまちいわばる”
Japanese: “カオウマチイワバル”
Japanese: “鹿央町岩原”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kaomachi-Mochimatsu and Minamijima.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 市立米野岳中学校 and Johoku High School.

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