Shin'onsen, Hyōgo

Shin'onsen 新温泉町
Town
Shin'onsen Town Office
Flag Chapter
Location of Shin'onsen in Hyōgo Prefecture
Shin'onsen Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°37′N 134°27′E / 35.617°N 134.450°E / 35.617; 134.450Coordinates: 35°37′N 134°27′E / 35.617°N 134.450°E / 35.617; 134.450
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
District	Mikata
Government
• Mayor	Ginzo Nishimura
Area
• Total	241.0 km2 (93.1 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2015)
• Total	15,539
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Hyogo-ken Mikata-gun Shin-onsen-cho Hamasaka 2673-1 〒669-6792
Website	www.town.shinonsen.hyogo.jp
Symbols
Bird	Iwatsubame (Delichon urbica), uguisu (Horornis diphone)
Flower	Sakura (cherry blossom), sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
Tree	Kuromatsu (Pinus thunbergii), momiji (Acer palmatum)

Shin'onsen (新温泉町, Shin'onsen-chō) is a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The town was founded on October 1, 2005, as a result of the merger between the towns of Onsen and Hamasaka, both from Mikata District.

As of September 1, 2015, the town has an estimated population of 15,539. The total area is 241.0 km².

Geography[]

Shin'onsen lies entirely within the San'in Kaigan Geopark.^[1]

Neighbouring municipalities[]

• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Kami
• Tottori Prefecture
  • Iwami
  • Tottori
  • Wakasa

Points of interest[]

• Antaiji Zen monastery
• Yumura Onsen (Hyogo)

Transportation[]

Railway[]

• JR West - San'in Main Line
  • Kutani - Hamasaka - Moroyose - Igumi

Highways[]

• Japan National Route 9
• Japan National Route 178

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Shin'onsen, Hyōgo at Wikimedia Commons
• Shin'onsen official website (in Japanese)
• Website of Antaiji, an international Zen monastery located in Shinonsen (English, Japanese and German)
• Website of San'in Kaigan Geopark Center located in Shinonsen, with much information on the Geopark and other facilities in town (English and Japanese)

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