Minakami

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Minakami

Total population

19,347

Coordinates36.68°, 139.00°

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

Overview

みなかみ町（みなかみまち）は、群馬県利根郡の町。群馬県最北端に位置し、新潟県と県境（上越国境）を接する。群馬県内で最も広い面積を持つ町域には、水上温泉郷や猿ヶ京温泉など「みなかみ十八湯」と総称される温泉群がある。

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Koji Omi

Japanese politician (1932–2022)

Nissho Inoue

Japanese activist

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Satoshi Sumita

Governor of the Bank of Japan

Kotoinazuma Yoshihiro

Japanese sumo wrestler

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Ken'ichi Ishii

Japanese actor

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Ryoko Tsunoda

Japanese singer, actress

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Teruo Saegusa

Japanese mountaineer

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Hiroki Fuwa

Japanese sprinter

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Shin Nakamachi

Japanese novelist (1935-2009)

Kume Taminosuke

Japanese civil engineer and politician

Fumio Inoue

Japanese military personnel

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Yōichi Maeda

Japanese teacher (1911-1987)

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Seiichirō Yoshizawa

Japanese historian

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Noboru Yamada

Japanese mountaineer

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Misato Kudō

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Masami Ichimura

Japanese alpine skier

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

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Books about Minakami

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-05-24

Trillium apetalon

Trillium apetalon

Seen 2026-04-15

Asian fawnlily

Erythronium japonicum

Seen 2026-04-15

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

Seen 2026-03-01

Rhodinia fugax fugax

Rhodinia fugax fugax

Seen 2025-11-16

Statilia maculata maculata

Statilia maculata maculata

Seen 2025-11-11

Codriophorus carinatus

Codriophorus carinatus

Seen 2025-10-23

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2025-10-23

turkey-tail

Trametes versicolor

Seen 2025-08-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Minakami, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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