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Shinkamigoto Town
Nagasaki Prefecture · Town
Official websiteNagasaki Prefecture page
Shinkamigoto Town consists of Nakadori Island, Wakamatsu Island, and surrounding islands in the Goto Islands. The share of Catholics is high, and many churches stand in the inlets, such as Kashiragashima Church (a World Heritage Site) and Aosagaura Church. The town is also known for producing Goto udon noodles.
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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IslandKashiragashimaisland in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki, Japan
World Heritage SiteKashiragashima Churchchurch in Shin-Kamigotō, Nagasaki, Japan
IslandNakadori Islandisland in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki, Japan
IslandWakamatsu Islandisland in Nagasaki, Japan
Important Cultural PropertyAosagaura Churchchurch in Shin-Kamigotō, Nagasaki, Japan
Shinto shrineKaido ShrineShinto shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineAokata ShrineShinto shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineArikawa ShrineShinto shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Other municipalities in Nagasaki Prefecture
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