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)
Symbols
• Tree	Kuromatsu (Pinus thunbergii), momiji (Acer palmatum)
• Flower	Sakura (cherry blossom), sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
• Bird	Iwatsubame (Delichon urbica), uguisu (Horornis diphone)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address	Hyogo-ken Mikata-gun Shin-onsen-cho Hamasaka 2673-1 〒669-6792
Website	www.town.shinonsen.hyogo.jp

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]

Points of interest

• Antaiji Zen monastery
• Yumura Onsen (Hyogo)
• San'in Kaigan Geopark Center

Transportation

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 lots of information on the Geopark and other facilities in town (English and Japanese)