is a
district
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located in
Nagano Prefecture,
Japan.
As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated
population
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of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km
2.
Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡) until May 1, 1968.
There are only three towns and three villages within the district.
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Agematsu
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Kiso Town
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Nagiso
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Kiso Village
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Ōkuwa
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Ōtaki
History
* May 1, 1968 – The district was renamed to Kiso District.
* February 13, 2005 – The village of
Yamaguchi merged into the city of
Nakatsugawa,
Gifu.
* April 1, 2005 – The village of
Narakawa merged into the city of
Shiojiri.
* November 1, 2005 – The town of
Kisofukushima merged with the villages of
Mitake,
Hiyoshi and
Kaida to form the new town of
Kiso.
Points of interest
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Nakasendō
The , also called the ,Richard Lane, ''Images from the Floating World'' (1978) Chartwell, Secaucus ; pg. 285 was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 ...
, a former trade route between
Edo (modern-day
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
) and
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
.
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Tsumago-juku
was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It is located in Nagiso, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is now a popular tourist destination.
Hi ...
, a restored post town on the Nakasendō.
See also
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Kisobushi
Kisobushi (in ) is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there.
General
Kisobushi is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Pref ...
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Kiso Valley
References
External links
Districts in Nagano Prefecture
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