Minoh

Minoh 箕面市
City
View of Katsuo Temple in Minoh
Flag Emblem
Location of Minoh in Osaka Prefecture
Minoh Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°50′N 135°28′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
First official recorded	272 AD
City Settled	1 December 1956
Government
• Mayor	Kazuhiko Ueshima (from November 2020)
Area
• Total	47.84 km2 (18.47 sq mi)
Population  (1 October 2016)
• Total	134,435
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	4-6-1 Nishishōji, Minoo-shi, Ōsaka-fu 562-0003
Website	www.city.minoh.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
Tree	Japanese Maple

Minoh (箕面市, Minō-shi) is a city in northwestern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the spelling Minoh in English. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 134,435 and a population density of 2,800 persons per km². Its total area is 47.84 km² (18.47 sq mi).

History

The city was incorporated on 1 December 1956.

Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.

Geography

Minō waterfall

Minoh lies about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of the center of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway in about 30 minutes from Umeda Station.

Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall.

The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh.

Neighboring municipalities

• Osaka Prefecture
  • Ibaraki
  • Ikeda
  • Suita
  • Toyonaka
  • Toyono
• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Kawanishi

Notable people

• Shōta Chida, Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan
• Dream Ami, Japanese singer, dancer, model, television personality and J-pop idol (Dream and E-girls; Real Name: Ami Nakashima, Nihongo: 中島 麻未, Nakashima Ami)
• Don Fujii, Japanese professional wrestler (Real Name: Tatsuki Fuji, Nihongo: 藤井 達樹, Fujii Tatsuki)
• Haruka Hirota, Japanese Olympic trampoline gymnast
• Sakiho Juri, Japanese performing artist and former member of the Takarazuka Revue
• Jyongri, Zainichi Korean pop singer (Real Name: Cho Jyong-ri, Hangul: 조종리)
• Masashi Kamekawa, Japanese football player (V-Varen Nagasaki, J2 League)
• Kenji Kasahara, Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of mixi
• Takuya Kimura, Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality (SMAP; Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in Minoh)
• Yūki Mizuhara, Japanese actress
• Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman, politician, and philanthropist
• Takumi Shimohira, Japanese football player (JEF United Chiba, J2 League)
• Masaki Suda, Japanese actor and singer (Kamen Rider W; Real Name: Taishō Sugō, Nihongo: 菅生 大将, Sugō Taishō)
• Anju Suzuki, Japanese actress, television presenter, and former singer (Real Name: Kakuko Yamagata, Nihongo: 山形 香公子, Yamagata Kakuko)
• Ken Tajiri, Japanese football player (Gainare Tottori, J3 League)
• Teruzakura Hiroyuki, former sumo wrestler (Real Name: Hiroyuki Ozaki, Nihongo: 尾崎弘之, Ozaki Hiroyuki)
• Yuka Uda, Japanese road cyclist
• Yui Watanabe, Japanese voice actress and singer
• Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese anime director and co-founder of Ordet

Transportation

Railways

• Hankyu Railway
  • Minoo Line: Sakurai Station – Makiochi Station – Minoo Station
• Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (opening in 2023)
  • Minō-Kayano Station – Minō-Semba-Handaimae Station

Highway

• National highways
  • National Route 171
  • National Route 423
• Expressways
  • Shin-Meishin Expressway Mino-Todoromi Interchange
  • Minō Toll Road

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Minoh is twinned with:

• Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Lower Hutt, New Zealand

See also

• Osaka Aoyama College

External links

• Minoh City official website (in Japanese)
• Minoh City official website (in English)