Discover Maki in Japan
Maki in the region of Gifu is a place located in Japan - some 142 mi or ( 229 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .
Local time in Maki is now 12:26 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zaike, Yokohama, Yamada, Utsubo, and Toyama-shi. When in this area, you might want to check out Zaike . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Maki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Super-Kamiokande
Super-Kamiokande is a neutrino observatory which is under Mount Kamioka near the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The observatory was designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos, and keep watch for supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Located at 36.42 137.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector
The Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) is an experiment at the Kamioka Observatory, an underground neutrino observatory near Toyama, Japan. It was built to detect electron antineutrinos. The experiment is situated in the old Kamiokande cavity in a horizontal mine drift in the Japanese Alps. The site is surrounded by 53 Japanese commercial power reactors.
Located at 36.42 137.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Shin'inotani Dam
The Shin'inotani Dam is a dam in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1963.
Located at 36.43 137.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Takahara River
The Takahara River has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River. The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka Mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease in the downstream towns around World War II.
Located at 36.46 137.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
1858 Hietsu earthquake
The Hietsu earthquake took place on April 9, 1858 (according to the old Japanese calendar, February 26, Ansei 5). It occurred on the Atotsugawa Fault, which connects the Amō Pass in Gifu Prefecture (in the part that was called Hida Province) and Mount Tate in Toyama Prefecture (then known as Etchū Province) on the island of Honshū in Japan. Its name includes one kanji from Hida and one from Etchū . The earthquake is estimated to have killed 200–300 people.
Located at 36.40 137.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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