Miyazu

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Miyazu

Total population

17,633

Air quality index

55Moderate

Coordinates35.54°, 135.20°

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

Overview

Miyazu is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2022, the city had an estimated population of 16,988 in 8348 households and a population density of 98 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 172.74 square kilometres (66.70 sq mi).

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

Chūichi Ariyoshi

Japanese politician (1874–1947)

M

Masonna

Japanese noise musician

Shizuka Gozen

Japanese noble

Kenjiro Ogino

Japanese association football player

Hosokawa Tadatoshi

daimyo who ruled the Kumamoto Domain

Yoshio Itoi

Japanese baseball player

Shigesaburō Maeo

Japanese politician

K

Kasumi Nishihara

Japanese long-distance runner

N

Naka Ten'yū

M

Misako Odani

Japanese singer, pianist and songwriter

Kōkei

T

Takeshi Hashimoto

K

Kenji Kawada

Japanese politician (1900-1995)

T

Tetsuya Ushio

Japanese actor

R

Ryūichirō Iida

Japanese baseball player

George Morikami

Japanese-American farmer (1886-1976)

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

Nearby places in Kyoto

• Yosano
  3.2 mi away · pop. 21,834
• Kyotango
  9.7 mi away · pop. 53,367
• Ine
  10.6 mi away · pop. 2,110
• Maizuru
  11.5 mi away · pop. 81,808
• 水ヶ浦
  15.4 mi away
• Ayabe
  16.7 mi away · pop. 32,964
• Fukuchiyama
  17 mi away · pop. 78,003
• 旭
  19.4 mi away
• Kyotamba
  28.3 mi away · pop. 14,453
• 段
  33.1 mi away
• Nantan
  33.4 mi away · pop. 32,540
• 周山
  35.8 mi away

Browse all places in Kyoto →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Miyazu

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Long-calyx pink

Dianthus longicalyx

Seen 2026-06-28

Gampsocleis buergeri

Gampsocleis buergeri

Seen 2026-06-21

Forest Green Treefrog

Zhangixalus arboreus

Seen 2026-06-21

Black-spotted Frog

Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Seen 2026-06-21

Ectatorhinus adamsii

Ectatorhinus adamsii

Seen 2026-06-21

Pseudocopera annulata

Pseudocopera annulata

Seen 2026-06-21

Notonecta triguttata

Notonecta triguttata

Seen 2026-06-21

Mother-of-thousands

Saxifraga stolonifera

Seen 2026-06-21

northern maidenhair fern

Adiantum pedatum

Seen 2026-06-21

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

Gallery

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

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