Kira
Kira was a town located in Hazu District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 22,280 and a population density of 619.2 persons per km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: dissolved municipality in Hazu district, Aichi prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kira, Aichi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mikawa Toba Station and Nishi Hazu Station.
Mikawa Toba Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mikawa Toba Station is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Nishi Hazu Station
Railway station
Photo: おはぐろ蜻蛉, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi Hazu Station is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Nishi Hazu Station is situated 3 km southeast of Kira.
Shōbōji Kofun
Archaeological site
The Shōbōji Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kira neighborhood of the city of Nishio, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1936, with the area under protection extended in 2004.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hazu and Kota.
Hazu
Hamlet
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Hazu was a town located in Hazu District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 12,351 and a population density of 474.13 persons per km2. Hazu is situated 3½ km east of Kira.
Kota
Town
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Kōta is a town located in Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture, in the Tōkai region of Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 42,200 in 16,198 households, and a population density of 744 persons per km2. Kota is situated 9 km northeast of Kira.
Kira
- Categories: dissolved municipality of Japan and locality
- Location: Nishio Shi, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.80671° or 34° 48′ 24″ northLongitude
137.09576° or 137° 5′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8Q6VR34W+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 569005359OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q1154383
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Kira” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉良町”
- Dutch: “Kira”
- French: “Kira”
- Irish: “Kira”
- Japanese: “Kira-cho”
- Japanese: “きらちょう”
- Japanese: “吉良町”
- Korean: “기라정”
- Persian: “کیرا، آیچی”
- Russian: “Кира”
- Ukrainian: “Кіра”
- Uzbek: “Kira”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include 小山田地蔵尊 勝楽寺 and 正龍寺.
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