Achi

Achi is a village in , with a population of about 6,000 people. It is known as one of the best places in Japan for stargazing, owing to its low light pollution.
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  • Type: Village with 6,540 residents
  • Description: village in Shimoina district, Nagano prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Achi Mura” and “Achi, Nagano”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memorial Museum for Agricultural Emigrants to Manchuria and Afuchi Shrine.

Museum
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shinto shrine
Photo: 濃間, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Shinto shrine.

Buddhist temple
Photo: 濃間, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Achi

Latitude
35.4441° or 35° 26′ 39″ north
Longitude
137.7475° or 137° 44′ 51″ east
Population
6,540
Elevation
882 metres (2,894 feet)
Open location code
8Q7VCPVX+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 702987315
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1865752
Wiki­data ID
Q1203279
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Achi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أتشي”
  • Armenian: “Ատի”
  • Cebuano: “Achi-mura”
  • Chinese: “阿智村”
  • Czech: “Ači”
  • Dutch: “Achi”
  • Finnish: “Achi”
  • French: “Achi”
  • German: “Achi”
  • Hungarian: “Acsi”
  • Irish: “Achi”
  • Italian: “Achi”
  • Japanese: “Achi-mura”
  • Japanese: “あちむら”
  • Japanese: “アチムラ”
  • Japanese: “阿智村”
  • Korean: “아치무라”
  • Korean: “아치촌”
  • Persian: “اچی، ناگانو”
  • Persian: “اشی”
  • Polish: “Achi”
  • Portuguese: “Achi”
  • Russian: “Ати”
  • Spanish: “Achi”
  • Tagalog: “Achi, Nagano”
  • Tagalog: “Achi”
  • Thai: “อาจิ”
  • Turkish: “Achi, Japonya”
  • Ukrainian: “Аті”
  • Ukrainian: “Ачі”
  • Urdu: “آچی، ناگانو”
  • Uzbek: “Achi”

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