Shimizu Tunnel, Minakami

Name: Shimizu Tunnel
Address: Minakami, Japan

#6 among attractions in Minakami

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Shimizu Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in Gunma and Niigata Prefectures of Japan, operated by JR East Jōetsu Line. The name originates from the Shimizu mountain pass nearby. There are three tunnels near each other, which are the Shimizu Tunnel, the Shin-Shimizu Tunnel, and the Dai-Shimizu Tunnel. ()

Coordinates: 36°50'46"N, 138°55'53"E

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Shimizu Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Minakami Stone Age Residence Site, Mount Tanigawa, Daishimizu Tunnel.

4.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Minakami Stone Age Residence Site, Minakami
117 min walk • The Minakami Stone Age Residence Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement, located in what is now part of the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan.
0.6 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Tanigawa, Nikkō National Park
16 min walk • Mount Tanigawa is a 1,977 m mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
~0 ftS
Tunnel
Daishimizu Tunnel, Minakami
1 min walk • The Daishimizu Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Jōetsu Shinkansen on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture, Japan. In 1978, the Dai-Shimizu tunnel was completed. This tunnel was dug for the Jōetsu Shinkansen that was to be completed in 1982.