was a

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located in Toyoura District,

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. As of January 31, 2005, the town had an estimated

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of 12,740 and a

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of 75.56 persons per km². The total area is 168.61 km². On February 13, 2005, Hōhoku, along with the towns of

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, Toyoura and

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(all from Toyoura District), was merged into the expanded city of

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Famous Residents

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: Former baseball player for the

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. * SION: Singer-songwriter * Kikusha Tagami: Edo-period poet * Taichi Nakayama: Founder of Nakayama Taiyoudou Cosmetics (now Club Cosmetics Co.,Ltd) *

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: Film director * Keiko Umeda: Announcer * Ryuji Fujita: Japanese artist *

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, and a member of the 8th Submarine Squadron * Tagami Kikusha: Poet

External links

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Life Accessory - A Guide To Hōhoku

Shimonoseki official website

Shimonoseki official website

Shimonoseki Commerce and Industry Association - Hōhoku Branch
Dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki {{Yamaguchi-geo-stub