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Sumita Town
Iwate Prefecture · Town
Official websiteIwate Prefecture page
Sumita Town is a landlocked town in the southern Kitakami Highlands, and forests cover about 90% of its total area. Using its rich timber, it aims to be "Japan's best town for forests and forestry." The clear Kesen River flows through it, and it has Rokan Cave, a limestone cave, and Matsubi Bridge, which is built on the assumption that it will be washed away when the river rises.
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
CaveRokan Cavecave in Japan
BridgeMatsubi Bridgebridge in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeKosho-ji Templetemple in Sumita, Iwate
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Taneyamagahararoadside station in Sumita, Kesen district, Iwate prefecture, Japan- CastleSetamai Castle
Buddhist templeManzo-jiBuddhist temple in Sumita, Kesen district, Iwate prefecture, Japan
MuseumSumita Town Folk Museummuseum in Sumita, Iwate, Japan- Historic siteKuriki Ironworksironworks in Sumita, Iwate, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Iwate Prefecture
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