Kokonoe, Oita
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is a small town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Kusu District
Kusu District, Oita
' is a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 29,807 and the density of 53.43 persons per km². The total area is 557.85 km².-Towns and villages:*Kokonoe*Kusu...

, Ōita
Oita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...

, Japan
Japan
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. It promotes its nine onsen
Onsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...

, which are occasionally closed due to flooding; it is also the summer headquarters of Labo Camp Kujū
Kuju, Oita
was a town located in Naoiri District, Ōita, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Kujū, along with the towns of Naoiri and Ogi, all from Naoiri District, was merged into the expanded city of Taketa....

, part of the LABO
Labo
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 language program.

Kokonoe consists mainly of farms, hot springs
Hot Springs
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, and countryside tourist attractions.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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 of 11,289 and the density
Population density
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of 41.59 persons per km². The total area is 271.41 km².

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