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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