was a

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located in Aida District,

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. As of October 2004, the town had an estimated

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of 12,856 and a

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of 147.82 persons per km². The total area was 86.97 km². On March 31, 2005, Mimasaka absorbed the towns of

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, Ōhara and Sakutō, the village of Higashiawakura (all from Aida District), and the town of

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(from Katsuta District) to create the city of Mimasaka.

Geography

Adjoining municipalities

** Shōō **

** Sakutō **

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Education

*Mimasaka-Daiichi Elementary School *Mimasaka-Kita Elementary School *Kose Elementary School (Closure in 2006) *Toyota Elementary School (Closure in 2003) *Mimasaka Junior High School *Okayama Prefectural Hayashino High School

Transportation

Railways

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** Kishin Line *** Narahara Station - Hayashino Station

Road

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: **

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***Narahara Parking Area - Mimasaka Interchange *

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: ** Route 179 ** Route 374 * Prefectural roads: **Okayama Prefectural Route 51 (Mimasaka- Nagi) **Okayama Prefectural Route 349 (Kichigahara-Mimasaka) **Okayama Prefectural Route 354 (Mabashi-Hirafuku) **Okayama Prefectural Route 359 (Kashimura-Kanaya) **Okayama Prefectural Route 360 (Manzen-Mimasaka) **Okayama Prefectural Route 361 (Hataoki-Katsumada) **Okayama Prefectural Route 362 (Iden-Yūka) **Okayama Prefectural Route 379 (Dōdō-Kashimura) **Okayama Prefectural Route 388 (Magata-Mimasaka) * Roadside Station **Saisai Chaya

Notable places and events

* Yunogo Onsen

External links

Official website of Mimasaka
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Mimasaka, Okayama {{Okayama-geo-stub