was a

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located in Takashima District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 14,245 and a

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of 293.89 persons per km². The total area was 48.47 km². On January 1, 2005, Adogawa, along with the towns of Takashima, Imazu,

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and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki (all from Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima. Adogawa is one of the more densely populated areas in Takashima City. There are many stores around the JR Adogawa Station. Adogawa is well known for its fan ribs (the wooden part that comprises the skeleton of traditional Japanese

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s), and roughly 80% of fan ribs made in Japan come from Adogawa. In Adogawa, there is one prefectural high school, one junior high school, and five elementary schools. There are plans to create a new prefectural middle school within Adogawa High School by 2008.

References

External links

Adogawa High School Webpage

Adogawa Junior High School Webpage
Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture Takashima, Shiga {{Shiga-geo-stub