is a

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located in

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated

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of 17,878 and a

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of 238 persons per km². The total area is 75.07 km². As of March 1, 2006, the district has only one town left. *

Ichikawamisato is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,799 in 6679 households., and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Ichikawamisato is located in s ...

(founded on October 1, 2005 by the mergers of the towns of Ichikawadaimon,

Mitama The Japanese word refers to the spirit of a ''kami'' or the soul of a dead person. It is composed of two characters, the first of which, , is simply an honorific. The second, means "spirit". The character pair 神霊, also read ''mitama'', is ...

and Rokugō)

History

Before the Massive mergers of Showa, the east shore of Fujigawa belonged to Nishiyatsushiro District, and the west shore belonged to Minamikoma District. *On February 11, 1955 when the town of Okawauchi merged with the town of Minobu from Minamikoma District and 3 towns to form the new "town of Minobu in Minamikoma District," *On April 1, 1955 the village of Sakae merged with the village of Akatsukisawa from Minamikoma District to form the town of Nambu in Minamikoma District. *On September 30, 1956, parts of the village of Daido went to the town of Ajisawa in Minamikoma District. *On January 1, 1958, parts of the town of Ichikawadaimon were merged into the town of Ajisawa. *On April 1, 1958, parts of the town of Shimobe merged into the town of Nakatomi in Minamikoma District; Nishiyatsushiro District started to eat more areas by Minamikoma District. *On September 13, 2004, the town of Shimobe merged with the towns of

Minobu is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,674 in 5447 households, and a population density of 39 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Minobu is in south-central Yamanash ...

(former) and Nakatomi, both from Minamikoma District, to form the town of

, in Minamikoma District. *On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ichikawadaimon,

and Rokugō merged to form the new town of

. *On March 1, 2006: **the northern part of Kamikuishiki (the localities of ''Furuseki, Kakehashi'') merged into the city of

Kōfu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "c ...

**the southern part of Kamikuishiki (the localities of ''Fujigane, Motosu, Shoji'') merged into the town of

Fujikawaguchiko is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Fujikawaguchiko is located in so ...

, in Minamitsuru District. The district used to have the area of the east shore of Fujikawa, but due to these mergers, the district is now merely the town of

. Districts in Yamanashi Prefecture {{Yamanashi-geo-stub