Kuchinotsu 口之津町 is a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,450 and a density of 646.29 persons per km². The total area was 9.98 km².
On March 31, 2006, Kuchinotsu, along with the towns of Arie, Fukae, Futsu, Kazusa, Kitaarima, Minamiarima and Nishiarie (all from Minamitakaki District), was merged to create the city of Minamishimabara.
The ferry from Kuchinotsu to Oniike on the north Shimoshima ,at the southern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, is run by the Shimabara Railway and operates hourly each day.
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