Minoh, Ōsaka Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Minoh is a city in north-western Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the spelling Minoh in English. The city has an estimated population density of 2,800 persons per km². Its total area is 47.84 km² (18.47 sq mi).

History The city was incorporated on 1 December 1956.

Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971.

Geography Minoh lies about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the centre of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway in about 30 minutes from Umeda Station.

Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall.

The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh.

Neighboring municipalities • Osaka Prefecture: ◦ Ibaraki ◦ Ikeda ◦ Suita ◦ Toyonaka ◦ Toyono • Hyōgo Prefecture: ◦ Kawanishi.

Railways • Hankyu Railway ◦ Minoh Line: Sakurai Station – Makiochi Station – Minoh Station • Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (opening in 2023) ◦ Minō-Kayano Station – Minō-Semba-Handaimae Station.

Highway • National highways ◦ National Route 171 ◦ National Route 423 • Expressways ◦ Shin-Meishin Expressway Mino-Todoromi Interchange ◦ Minō Toll Road.

Osaka Aoyama College Osaka Aoyama University (大阪青山大学, Ōsaka aoyama daigaku) is a private university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan, established in 2005.