Mino, Gifu

Mino
美濃市
City

Symbol

Location of Mino in Gifu Prefecture
Mino

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°33′N 136°54′E / 35.550°N 136.900°E / 35.550; 136.900Coordinates: 35°33′N 136°54′E / 35.550°N 136.900°E / 35.550; 136.900
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Prefecture Gifu Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Michimasa Ishikawa[1]
Area
 • Total 117.05 km2 (45.19 sq mi)
Population (July 2011[2])
 • Total 22,447
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Maple
 • Flower Ume
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 1350 Mino-shi, Gifu-ken
501-3792
Website www.city.mino.gifu.jp

Mino (美濃市 Mino-shi) is a city located in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan, founded on April 1, 1954.

As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 22,447 and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area is 117.05 km².

The city is renowned for traditional Japanese Mino washi paper and its streets, which are in the style of the early Edo period (1603-1868).

Bicycle rental scheme

A scheme designed to attract and encourage tourists, begun in 2004, offers bicycles and electric bicycles for low-price rental. The city has also established a number of cycling paths.[3]

Transportation

Railroad

References

  1. ↑ 美濃市について. Mino official webpage (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ↑ 岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果. Gifu prefectural website (in Japanese). Gifu Prefecture. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rental bicycles eyed to boost tourism". Yomiuri Shimbun. Japan. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.


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