Misasa, Tottori
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The river in Misasa
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A street in the center of Misasa shortly before the Marie Curie festival
Misasa (三朝町; -cho) is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,711 and a density of 33.03 persons per km². The total area is 233.46 km².
Misasa is for the most part a spa resort, boasting springs of radium-rich water, exhausting radon, a radioactive gas. For this reason, the town of Misasa organizes a yearly Marie Curie festival – Marie Curie discovered radium.
External link
- Official town website (http://www.town.misasa.tottori.jp/english/index.html) (in English)Template:Japan-geo-stub