Kotohira

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Kotohira

Total population

9,186

Air quality index

20Good

Coordinates34.19°, 133.82°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kotohira is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2022, the town had an estimated population of 8,105 in 3618 households and a population density of 960 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 8.47 square kilometres (3.27 sq mi). The town is best known as the site of Shikoku's largest shrine complex, the Kotohira Shrine.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kūkai

Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)

J

Jun Kaname

Japanese actor

Takahiro Shin'yo

Japanese diplomat and university professor

K

Kazuyuki Manabe

Japanese cyclist

Enchin

Buddhist monk and founder of the Jimon school of Tendai Buddhism

Hajime Toyoshima

Japanese World War II airman (1920–1944)

T

Tadayoshi Yokota

Japanese volleyball player (1947–2023)

A

Atsuko Takahata

Japanese actress

Y

Yasushi Tao

baseball player

Yoshihiro Suzuki

baseball player

Yoshiki Yamashita

Japanese politician

Y

Yuji Terajima

Japanese manga artist

Kobayashi Mango

Japanese painter (1870-1947)

Gesshō

H

Hiroshi Sasaki

Japanese political scientist

K

Kōjirō Horimizu

Japanese sports shooter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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• Mitoyo
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• 丸谷工業団地
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• Tadotsu
  6.6 mi away · pop. 23,620
• Marugame
  6.9 mi away · pop. 426,514
• Ayagawa
  7 mi away · pop. 23,610
• Utazu
  8.2 mi away · pop. 18,952
• Sakaide
  8.9 mi away · pop. 426,514
• Kan-onji
  10.2 mi away · pop. 57,438
• 上西
  14.7 mi away
• Takamatsu
  16.5 mi away · pop. 426,514

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