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Gokase Town
Miyazaki Prefecture · Town
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Gokase Town is a high-elevation town in the center of the Kyushu Mountains in northwestern Miyazaki Prefecture, bordering Kumamoto Prefecture. It has Gokase Highland Ski Resort, said to be the southernmost ski area in Japan, which attracts many visitors from Kumamoto Prefecture as well. Tea growing, including kamairi-cha (pan-roasted tea), also thrives.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture
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