Mino ( 美濃市 , Mino-shi ) is a city located in Gifu , Japan . As of 31 December 2018 , the city had an estimated population of 20,749 in 8149 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km . The total area of the city was 117.01 square kilometres (45.18 sq mi). 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). An urban area known as "Udatsu Townscape" (うだつのあがるまちなみ) was designated as an important traditional building group conservation area by the government on May 13, 1999.
15-852: Mino may refer to: Places in Japan [ edit ] Mino, Gifu , a city in Gifu Prefecture Mino, Kagawa , a former town in Kagawa Prefecture Mino, Tokushima , a town in Tokushima Prefecture Mino, an alternate spelling of Minoh , a city in Osaka Prefecture Mino District, Hyōgo , a former district in Hyōgo Prefecture Mino District, Shimane ,
30-455: A Japanese dialect spoken in southern Gifu Prefecture Mino Station , a railway station in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Minō Toll Road , Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Mino (straw cape) , a type of traditional Japanese raincoat Mino (bird) , a genus of myna starlings Dahomey Amazons , or Mino, a military unit of female warriors in the kingdom of Dahomey Flip Video Mino,
45-589: A former district in Shimane Prefecture Mino Province , an old province in the southern part of Gifu Prefecture Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Mino (miniseries) , a 1986 Italian-West German miniseries Mino, the pieces of a Tetrimino in Tetris Mino , a video game by Xio Interactive involved in the lawsuit Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. People [ edit ] Mino (given name) ,
60-401: A list of people with the given name or nickname Mino (footballer) , Spanish former footballer Bernardino Serrano Mori (born 1963) Mino (rapper) , stage name of South Korean rapper Song Min-ho (born 1993) Monta Mino , Japanese television presenter (born 1944) Mino Nenki , fictional character in the novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls Other uses [ edit ] Mino dialect ,
75-563: A small camcorder See also [ edit ] Minho (disambiguation) , including Miño Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mino . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mino&oldid=1110382479 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-509: Is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,207.8 mm (86.92 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C (80.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Mino has decreased gradually over the past 40 years. The area around Mino
105-622: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mino, Gifu Mino is located in the south-central Gifu Prefecture. The Nagara River and the Itadori River flow through the city. Mino is surrounded by the city of Seki to the west, south and east, and by the city of Gujō to the north. The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Mino
120-773: The Kakita River in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Shimanto River in Kōchi Prefecture . In 1985, the middle section of the Nagara River was named to "Japan's 100 Famous Waters." It was included among Japan's top bathing areas in 1988 and again in 2001. The river is also a popular tourist destination because of Nagaragawa Onsen , a collection of natural hot springs (mostly in the city of Gifu ) that are known for their high iron content. Downstream,
135-534: The Nōbi Plain . Previously, the river was named Sunomata River (墨俣川 Sunomata-gawa ). With a length of 166 km (103 mi), it drains an area of 1,985 square kilometres (766 sq mi) in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay . The government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. Also, famous for being a clear-flowing river, it has been named one of the "Three Clear-Flowing Rivers in Japan," along with
150-571: The Nagara River converges and diverges with the Kiso and Ibi rivers multiple times. Though the Nagara River is considered part of the Kiso River system, various construction projects over the years have kept the two rivers separate all the way to the mouth of the river. Other construction projects had previously changed the flow of the river, too. Up until the Shōwa period , two minor rivers diverged from
165-560: The Nagara River in the heart of the city of Gifu, but construction in 1939 created the current path of the river through the system. As a result of this construction, about 160 ha (0.62 sq mi) of land was recovered, upon which the Gifu Memorial Center , schools, and other buildings were built. Cormorant fishing is an ancient tradition in which cormorants are used to catch various fish in lakes and rivers. Cormorant fishing takes place in two cities: Gifu, where it
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#1732776680236180-604: The city government. The city has one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. Nagara River The Nagara River ( 長良川 , Nagara-gawa ) has its source in the city of Gujō , Gifu Prefecture , and its mouth in the city of Kuwana , Mie Prefecture , Japan . Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River , the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of
195-445: The village of Gokurakuji. On April 1, 1911, Kozuchi was renamed Mino. Mino was raised to city status on April 1, 1954 with the merger of the town of Mino with the villages of Suhara, Shimomaki, Kamimaki, Oyada, Aimi, and Nakauchi. Mino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 13 members. Mino has five public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by
210-401: Was created, and with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889 the town of Kozuchi was created. In July 1909 Kozuchi was the site of a meteorite impact. The meteorite, which massed about 13.5 kg (30 lb), broke into pieces and fell across an area 13 miles (21 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 km) wide. The largest piece, about 4 kg (8.8 lb), fell in
225-633: Was part of the traditional Mino Province . During the Edo period , Kanamori Nagachika , the founder of Takayama Domain was granted permission by Tokugawa Ieyasu to build Oguriyama Castle on the Nagara River. Due to floods, the castle town was relocated in 1605 to higher ground. The area later became part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate . In the post- Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Mugi District in Gifu Prefecture
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