Mihama, Aichi

Mihama 美浜町
—  Town  —
Location of Mihama in Aichi Prefecture
Mihama
Coordinates: 34°47′0″N 136°54′0″E / 34.783333°N 136.9°E / 34.783333; 136.9Coordinates: 34°47′0″N 136°54′0″E / 34.783333°N 136.9°E / 34.783333; 136.9
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Area
- Total	46.38 km2 (17.9 sq mi)
Population (December 2010[1])
- Total	23,697
- Density	511/km2 (1,323.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

For other uses, see Mihama (disambiguation).

Mihama (美浜町, Mihama-chō^?) is a town located in Chita District, Aichi, Japan.

People

Mihama was the hometown of 19th-century Japanese castaway Otokichi. Mihama was also the hometown of Hana Haruna, an AV idol.

Places

Among other things, the town has the main campus of Nihon Fukushi University, Nomazaki Lighthouse, and a theme park known as Minami-Chita Beach Land.

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  Minami-Chita Beach Land

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  Nomazaki Lighthouse

References

1. ^ "住民基本台帳人口（大字別世帯人口表）" (in Japanese). Mihama. December 2010. http://www.town.mihama.aichi.jp/population/juki/data/2212(n).pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2011.