Minoh, Osaka

Minoh 箕面市
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View of Katsuo Temple
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Location of Minoh in Osaka
Minoh
Coordinates: 34°50′N 135°28′E / 34.833°N 135.467°E / 34.833; 135.467Coordinates: 34°50′N 135°28′E / 34.833°N 135.467°E / 34.833; 135.467
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka
Government
– Mayor	Jun'ichi Fujisawa
Area
– Total	47.84 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Population (January 2010)
– Total	129,127
– Density	2,700/km2 (6,993/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese Maple
- Flower	Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
Phone number	072-723-2121
Address	4-6-1 Nishishōji, Minoo-shi, Ōsaka-fu 562-0003
Website	City of Minoh

Minoh (箕面市, Minoo-shi^?), formerly Minoo, is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, about 15 km north of the centre of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway about 30 minutes from Umeda Station. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however the city government now officially uses the spelling Minoh in English.

Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.^[1]

Minoh is also the home of one of Japan's four IMAX movie theaters.[1]

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 129,127, at a density of 2,700 persons per km². Its total area is 47.84 km².

Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which houses a large population of wild monkeys, and has a picturesque waterfall. In autumn many people visit Minoh to see the colourful Maple leaves.

The city was incorporated on December 1, 1956.

Autumn color in Minoo waterfall

Sister cities

• Lower Hutt, New Zealand
• Cuernavaca, Mexico

Notes

1. ^ "History of Mister Donut" (in Japanese). Mister Donut website. http://www.misterdonut.jp/museum/history/. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 

External links

• Official Minoh website (English)
• Official Minoh website (Japanese)