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Wara, Gifu
was a village located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The village was established in 1894. On March 1, 2004, Wara, along with the towns of Hachiman, Shirotori and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Meihō, Minami and Takasu (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Villages In Japan
A is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan, mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. Currently, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui Prefecture, Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa Prefecture, Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka (since July 1, 2005), Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo (since April 1, 1999), Mie Prefecture, Mie (since November 1, 2005), Shiga Prefecture, Shiga (since January 1, 2005), Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima (since November 5, 2004), Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujō District, Gifu
was a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was dissolved on March 1, 2004 when all seven towns and villages in the district merged, effectively turning the district into the city of Gujō. As of 2000, the district had an estimated population of 49,377 and a density of 47.8 persons per km2.Japan Counties Statoids. Accessed May 18, 2008. The total area was 1,031 km2 (same as the area of the city). Former towns and villages The towns and villages formerly in the district, before merging into the city of Gujō were: * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east. Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi. Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and features the country's center of population. Gifu Prefecture has served as the historic crossroads of Japan with routes connecting the east to the west, including the Nakasendō, one of the Five Routes of the Edo period. Gifu Prefecture was a long-term residence of Oda Nobunaga and Saitō Dōsan, two influential figures of Japanese history in the Sengoku period, spawning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachiman, Gifu
was a town located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The town was established as a town in 1889. On March 1, 2004, Hachiman, along with the towns of Shirotori and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Meihō, Minami, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirotori, Gifu
was a town located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The village was established in 1889, and later was elevated as a town in 1928. On March 1, 2004, Shirotori, along with the towns of Hachiman and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Meihō, Minami, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato, Gifu
was a town located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The town was established as a village in 1955, and later was elevated as a town in 1985. On March 1, 2004, Yamato, along with the towns of Hachiman In Japanese religion, ''Yahata'' (八幡神, ancient Shinto pronunciation) formerly in Shinto and later commonly known as Hachiman (八幡神, Japanese Buddhist pronunciation) is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements f ... and Shirotori, and the villages of Meihō, Minami, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meihō, Gifu
was a village located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The village was established as in 1897, changed the name to in 1970 and changed the name to in 1992. On March 1, 2004, Meihō, along with the towns of Hachiman, Shirotori and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Minami, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami, Gifu
was a village located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The village was established in 1954. On March 1, 2004, Minami, along with the towns of Hachiman, Shirotori and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Meihō, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasu, Gifu
was a village located in Gujō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. History The village was established in 1897. On March 1, 2004, Takasu, along with the towns of Hachiman, Shirotori and Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan. Japanese his ..., and the villages of Meihō, Minami and Wara (all from Gujō District), was merged to create the city of Gujō. Notes External links Official website of Gujō Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Gujō, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujō, Gifu
Gujō City Hall is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,858, and a population density of 41 persons per km2, in 15,341 households. The total area of the city was . Gujo Hachiman, a part of the city that was an independent town until 2004, is well known for its large summer bon odori festival, Gujo Odori. Geography Gujō is located in west-central Gifu Prefecture. The headwaters of the Nagara River are in the city. Waterways Gujō's waterways operate the same way as they did in the 17th century. The canals and fountains are still used for washing rice, vegetables, and laundry. Townspeople cooperate to keep the canals clean and the water fresh. As a result of their efforts, Gujō's drinking water is a source of local pride. Gujō Hachiman is in a valley where three major fast-running rivers meet: the Yoshida, the Nagara and the Kodara. Pure mineral water flows from every tap in the town. The local ayu, soba, and sake all depend on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dissolved Municipalities Of Gifu Prefecture
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