Oyabe

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Oyabe

Total population

31,351

Air quality index

46Good

Coordinates36.68°, 136.87°

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

Overview

Oyabe is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 30,328 in 10,331 households. and a population density of 230 persons per km2. Its total area was 134.07 square kilometres (51.76 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).

Notable people from here

Kazuyoshi Oimatsu

Japanese figure skater (1911–2001)

Hiroshi Hase

Japanese politician and professional wrestler (1961-)

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Ai Murakami

Olympic field hockey player

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Takanobu Imai

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Ayu Maeda

Japanese announcer

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Mitsuhiro Kitamiya

Japanese professional wrestler

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Kazu Yamada

Japanese non-fiction writer

Takumi Shibata

Japanese politician

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Yuki Morita

Japanese mangaka

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Isao Nagahara

Japanese businessman (1948-2022)

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Keiichi Kiyohara

Japanese artist (1927-2008)

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Tomoyuki Kumano

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Seiichi Kataoka

Japanese politician

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Shisei Inagaki

Japanese novelist (1912-1996)

Toshimasa Konta

Japanese baseball player

Takahiro Araki

Japanese baseball player

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

Nearby places in Toyama

• 論田
  2.9 mi away
• Fukuoka
  3.7 mi away
• Tonami
  5.1 mi away · pop. 49,222
• Nanto
  6.7 mi away · pop. 53,584
• Seki
  8.9 mi away
• Kamizeki
  9 mi away
• Takaoka
  9.3 mi away · pop. 174,389
• Inami
  9.4 mi away
• Jōzuka
  9.5 mi away
• Oshima
  11.4 mi away
• Imizu
  12.1 mi away · pop. 92,888
• Kosugi
  13.2 mi away

Browse all places in Toyama →

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 Oyabe

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Amur Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica gutturalis

Seen 2026-06-24

Lizard Goby

Rhinogobius flumineus

Seen 2026-06-13

Green Pheasant

Phasianus versicolor

Seen 2026-06-04

Black-spotted Frog

Pelophylax nigromaculatus

Seen 2026-06-03

Japanese Assassin Bug

Agriosphodrus dohrni

Seen 2026-05-31

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-05-31

Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Seen 2026-05-31

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-05-31

Oriental Lesser Emperor

Anax julius

Seen 2026-05-31

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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