was a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Higashikamo District, central

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

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. As of March 1, 2005, the town had an estimated

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of 9,699 and a

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of 50.25 persons per km². Its total area was 193.00 km². The

Kōrankei Kōrankei () is a gorge created by the Yodo River, a tributary of the Yahagi River. It is a part of Asuke, Aichi, Asuke Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Kōrankei has over 4000 maple trees said to have been planted in 1634. It sits next to A ...

Gorge in Asuke, home to about 4,000

Japanese maple ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Korean: ''danpungnamu'' []; Japanese: ''irohamomiji'' [] or ''momiji'' []), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongol ...

trees, is one of Aichi Prefecture's best-known spots for viewing the brilliant colors of autumn. Asuke Village was created on October 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on December 17, 1890. The town area was expanded on April 1, 1955, by the annexation of the neighboring villages of Morioka, Kamo, and Azuri. On April 1, 2005, Asuke, along with the town of Fujioka, and village of

Obara Obara may refer to: People With the surname * Daisuke Obara (born 1981), Japanese ice hockey player * Hitomi Obara (born 1981), Japanese sport wrestler * Joji Obara, Korean-Japanese serial rapist * Keita Obara, (born 1986), Japanese professiona ...

(both from Nishikamo District), the towns of

Asahi Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to: Places in Japan Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi ...

and

Inabu was a town located in Higashikamo District, in the mountainous section of north-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan, bordering Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture. As of the 2005 census the town had a population of 2,928. Its total area was 98.36 ...

, and the village of Shimoyama (all from Higashikamo District), was merged into the expanded city of

Toyota is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...

, and has ceased to exist as an independent

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Dissolved municipalities of Aichi Prefecture Toyota, Aichi {{Aichi-geo-stub

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