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Mino
美濃市— City — 
FlagLocation of Mino in Gifu
MinoCoordinates: 35°33′N 136°54′E / 35.55°N 136.9°ECoordinates: 35°33′N 136°54′E / 35.55°N 136.9°E Country Japan Region Chūbu Prefecture Gifu Government - Mayor Michimasa Ishikawa[1] Area - Total 117.05 km2 (45.2 sq mi) Population (July 2011[2]) - Total 22,447 - Density 191.8/km2 (496.7/sq mi) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City symbols - Tree Maple - Flower Ume Phone number 0575-33-1122 Address 1350 Mino-shi, Gifu-ken
501-3792Website City of Mino Mino (美濃市 Mino-shi) is a city located in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan.
Founded on 1 April 1954, Mino covers a total area of 117.05 km². As of July 2011 the city had an estimated population of 22,447 inhabitants.
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).
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Bicycle rental scheme
A scheme designed to attract and encourage tourists, begun in 2004, offers bicycles and electric bicycles for low-price rental. The city has also established a number of cycling paths.[3]
Transportation
Railroad
- Nagaragawa Railway
References
- ^ "美濃市について" (in Japanese). Mino official webpage. http://www.city.mino.gifu.jp/view.rbz?of=1&ik=0&pnp=14&cd=2544. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果" (in Japanese). Gifu prefectural website. Gifu Prefecture. http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei-unei/tokeijoho/kohyoshiryo/jinko-jutaku/jinko/2011/jinko201108.data/H2308kohyo.xls. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Rental bicycles eyed to boost tourism" (in English). Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan). 19 July 2010. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100718001401.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Mino, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons- Mino official website (Japanese)
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