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Country
  
Japan

Phone number
  
055-282-1111

Population
  
70,768 (1 Nov 2015)

Prefecture
  
Yamanashi Prefecture

Region
  
Chūbu (Tōkai)

Area
  
264.1 km²

Local time
  
Monday 6:10 AM

Minami-Alps, Yamanashi wwwminamialpskankoujpimagekitadake002jpg

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
Ogasawara 376, Minami-Alps city, Yamanashi 400-0395

Website
  
www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/multilingual/english

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 91% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Mount Kita, Mount Senjō, Minami Alps Shi Kushigat, Takizawakawa Park, Nakashiranesan

Minami-Alps (南アルプス市, Minami-Arupusu-shi) is a city located in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Minami Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

As of September 2015, the city has an estimated population of 70,968 and a population density of 269 persons per km². The total area was 264.14 square kilometres (101.99 sq mi). Minami-Alps is Yamanashi Prefecture's eighth city, and its population of over 70,000 makes it the prefecture's third largest. The city's name was chosen in September 2002 from among entries submitted by the general public.

Geography

The city is named for its location on the eastern foothills of the "Southern Alps". This city is located on the eastern foothills of these Southern Alps. This mountain range includes Mount Kita, Japan's second-highest mountain, as well as a number of other mountains that top 3,000 meters. The urbanized zones lie along the three rivers running along these mountains: Midai River, Takizawa River, and Tsubo River. The area is noted for horticulture of cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, pears, persimmons, kiwi, and apples.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Nirasaki, Hokuto, Kai, Chūō, Ichikawamisato, Fujikawa, Hayakawa, Shōwa
  • Nagano Prefecture
  • Ina
  • Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Aoi-ku, Shizuoka

    • History

    The city of Minami-Alps was established on April 1, 2003, by the merger of the towns of Kōsai, Kushigata, Shirane and Wakakusa, and the villages of Ashiyasu and Hatta (all from Nakakoma District).

    Railway

    Minami-Alps is the only city in Yamanashi which does not have any passenger railway services.

    Highway

  • Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
  • Japan National Route 52
  • Japan National Route 140

    • Education

  • Minami-Alps has 15 elementary schools, one combined elementary/middle school, six middle schools, two high schools and one special education school
  • International schools - Alps Gakuen (former Colégio Pitágoras) - Brazilian school

    • Sister cities

  • – Tsubetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
  • – Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
  • – Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan
  • – Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
  • - Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
  • - Winterset, Iowa, USA
  • - Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

    • Noted people from Minami-Alps

  • Shin Kanemaru – politician
  • Tachū Naitō – architect, engineer
  • Masae Kasai – women’s volleyball player
  • Akira Takabe – professional football player
  • Kaori Chiba – women’s field hockey player

    • References

    Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Wikipedia
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