Kawaji

Kawaji is a suburb in Iida Shi, Nagano. Kawaji is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fujizuka, as well as near the quarter 嶋.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kawaji and Tenryūkyō Station.

Kawaji

Railway station

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Kawaji Station is a train station in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Tenryūkyō Station

Railway station

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Tenryūkyō Station is a railway station on the Iida Line in the city of Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Tenryukyo Gorge

Valley

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Tenryū Gorge is a nationally designated nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is located within the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achi and Shimojō.

Achi

Photo: 濃間, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Achi is a village in Nagano, 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.

Shimojō is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 3,748 in 1275 households, and a population density of 98 persons per km2. Shimojō is situated 7 km south of Kawaji.

Yasuoka

Village

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Yasuoka is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the village had an estimated population of 1,622 in 688 households, and a population density of 25 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 64.59 square kilometres. Yasuoka is situated 9 km south of Kawaji.

Kawaji

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Iida Shi, Nagano, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.45221° or 35° 27′ 8″ north

Longitude

137.81157° or 137° 48′ 42″ east

Open location code

8Q7VFR26+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8233580951

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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In Other Languages

“Kawaji” goes by many names.

Japanese: “川路”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fujizuka and 嶋.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kawaji Community Center and 川路自治振興センター.

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