Minoh

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title: "Minoh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-osaka-prefecture", "minoh"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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native_name箕面市
native_name_langja
settlement_typeCity
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image_captionView of Katsuo Temple in Minoh
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subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Kansai
subdivision_type2Prefecture
subdivision_name2Osaka
subdivision_type3District
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leader_titleMayor
leader_nameRyō Harada (from August 2024)
leader_title1Vice Mayor
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area_total_km247.90
population_total139,118
population_as_of31 January 2023
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timezone1JST
utc_offset1+09:00
blank_name_sec1City hall address
blank_info_sec14-6-1 Nishishōji, Minoo-shi, Ōsaka-fu 562-0003
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Geography

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Minoh lies about 15 km 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

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.

Demographics

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

| 1960 | 34249 | 1970 | 57414 | 1980 | 104112 | 1990 | 122120 | 2000 | 124898 | 2010 | 129777 |align = none | footnote =

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.

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

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Hankyu_Railway_Logo.svg" caption="22px]] [[Hankyu Railway]] [[Hankyu Minoo Line"] ::

Highway

  • Mino-Todoromi Interchange
  • [[File:Japanese National Route Sign 0423.svg|21px|alt=|link=423]] Minō Toll Road

Sister cities

Minoh is twinned with:

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

References

  1. "Minoh city official statistics".
  2. [https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/osaka-prefecture/minoh-4846/ Minoh climate data]
  3. [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-osaka.php Minoh population statistics]
  4. "Establishment of Town as a City (町を市とする処分)". Minoh City Ordinances.
  5. "（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". Minoh City.
  6. "国際化・交流". Minoh.

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