Kurohone, Gunma
Encyclopedia
Kurohone was a village
located in Seta District, Gunma
, Japan
on the southeast slope of Mount Akagi
. The village split the highest peak of the mountain with Fujimi
.
On June 13, 2005 Kurohone, along with the village of Niisato
, also from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Kiryū
.
The most notable attraction is the Mizunuma Onsen Center (水沼温泉センター), located within Mizunuma Station (水沼駅).
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Seta District, Gunma
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on the southeast slope of Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi
is a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The broad, low dominantly andesitic stratovolcano rises above the northern end of the Kanto Plain. It contains an elliptical, 3 x 4 km summit caldera with post-caldera lava domes arranged along a NW-SE line. Lake Ono is located at the NE end of the...
. The village split the highest peak of the mountain with Fujimi
Fujimi, Gunma
was a village located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the village had an estimated population of 22,267 and a density of 316.20 persons per km². The total area was 70.42 km².-History:...
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On June 13, 2005 Kurohone, along with the village of Niisato
Niisato, Gunma
Niisato was a village located in Seta District, Gunma, Japan.On June 13, 2005 Niisato, along with the village of Kurohone, also from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Kiryū....
, also from Seta District, was merged into the expanded city of Kiryū
Kiryu, Gunma
is a city in Gunma, Japan, near the cities of Ōta and Ashikaga. Incorporated on March 1, 1921, Kiryū is considered both a city and part of the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area, although it is still widely thought of as a rural area...
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The most notable attraction is the Mizunuma Onsen Center (水沼温泉センター), located within Mizunuma Station (水沼駅).