Minoh
箕面市
City
View of Katsuo Temple in Minoh
View of Katsuo Temple in Minoh
Flag of Minoh
Flag
Official seal of Minoh
Emblem
Location of Minoh in Osaka Prefecture
Location of Minoh
Minoh is located in Japan
Minoh
Minoh
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°49′37″N 135°28′14″E / 34.82694°N 135.47056°E / 34.82694; 135.47056
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureOsaka
Government
 • MayorKazuhiko Ueshima (from November 2020)
Area
 • Total47.90 km2 (18.49 sq mi)
Population
 (31 January 2023)
 • Total139,118
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address4-6-1 Nishishōji, Minoo-shi, Ōsaka-fu 562-0003
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerSasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
TreeJapanese Maple
Minoh City Hall

Minoh (箕面市, Minō-shi) is a city in northwestern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 139,118 in 62451 households and a population density of 2900 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 47.90 square kilometres (18.49 sq mi). It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the transliteration "Minoh" in romaji.[1]

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. Most of the city's population is located in the southern part of the city, which is dominated by high-end residential areas. It has developed as a commuter town for the Osaka metropolitan area. The southwestern part of the city is an old urban and residential area, and the southeastern part of the city is a new residential area. The central and northern areas are mountainous. The Minoh River flows southwestward in the southwest, and the Hankyu Minoh Line runs parallel to it. The Senri River flows westward through the central and southern areas, and the Katsuoji River flows eastward through the southeastern areas.

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture

Climate

Minoh has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minoh is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minoh has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 34,249—    
1970 57,414+67.6%
1980 104,112+81.3%
1990 122,120+17.3%
2000 124,898+2.3%
2010 129,777+3.9%

History

The area of the modern city of Minoh was within ancient Settsu Province. The village of Minoh was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889. It was raised to town status on 1 January 1948. Minoh merged with the village of Toyokawa and was raised to city status on 1 December 1956.[4]

Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.[5]

Government

Minoh has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 23 members. Minoh, together with Toyono District, contributes two members to the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Minoh is a regional commercial center and is also a commuter town due to its proximity to Osaka.

Education

Minoh has 12 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also one private combined elementary/middle/high school and one private combined middle/high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Osaka Aoyama College is located in Minoh.

Transportation

Railway

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway[6]

Hankyu Railway Hankyu Minoo Line

Highway

Twin towns – sister cities

Minoh is twinned with:[7]

Local attractions

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.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Minoh city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ↑ Minoh climate data
  3. ↑ Minoh population statistics
  4. ↑ "Establishment of Town as a City (町を市とする処分)". Minoh City Ordinances (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "History of Mister Donut". Mister Donut website (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "（報道資料）北大阪急行線延伸事業の開業目標の見直しについて" [Revised planned opening date for the extension of the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway]. Minoh City (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "国際化・交流". city.minoh.lg.jp (in Japanese). Minoh. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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