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Karumai Town
Iwate Prefecture · Town
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Karumai Town is at the northern end of the Kitakami Mountains and borders Aomori Prefecture. The Yukiya River and the Setsukinai River flow through it, and "Folist Park Karumai," around the Yukiya River Dam, is known for its tulips in spring. The remains of the medieval Karumai Castle and the old temple Tokuraku-ji also survive.
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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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Neighboring municipalities
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