was a

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located in Mitoyo District,

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,584 and a

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of 227.68 persons per km² (592.3 persons per mi²). The total area was 33.31 km² (12.8 mi²). On January 1, 2006, Mito, along with the towns of

Mino Mino may refer to: Places in Japan * Mino, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture * Mino, Kagawa, a former town in Kagawa Prefecture * Mino, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture * Mino, an alternate spelling of Minoh, a city in Osaka Prefecture * Mi ...

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, Saita, Takase, Takuma and

Toyonaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936. Geography Climate Toyonaka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The averag ...

(all from Mitoyo District), was merged to create the city of Mitoyo and no longer exists as an independent

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Geography

*Western part of Kagawa *Rivers: Saita River, Kaunda River, Kouchi River

History

*A long time ago - Yamamoto was part of Toyota District. *April 1, 1955　- Mitoyo District's Tsuji Village, Kouchi Village, Kōda Village, and Saita-Ono Village were merged to create Yamamoto Village. *November 3, 1957　- Renamed Yamamoto Town. *January 1, 2006 - Yamamoto was merged with 6 other towns to create Mitoyo city.

Administration

Mayor

:1955　Founder Hara (数栄) :1959　2nd Maya (真屋友一) :1971　3rd Ando (安藤要) :1979　4th Hara (原正司) :1991　5th Iwakura (岩倉礼一) :1999　6th Ohashi (大橋良男)

Education

The following were elementary and junior high schools in the town. There were no high schools or secondary schools in Mino. *Tsuji Elementary School *Kouchi Elementary School *Ono Elementary School *Kaunda Elementary School *Mitoyo Junior High School

Transportation

*Bus ** Takase Jishou Unkou(Independent Carrier) *Highways **Expressway ***There was no

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connection in Yamamoto, but there was one in Toyonaka, north of Yamamoto. **National Highways *** Route 377 **Regional Highways *** Route 5 - Kan'onji(Kagawa and Tokushima) *** Route 6 - Kan'onji(Kagawa and Tokushima) *

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(JR Shikoku) ** There is no railroad in Yamamoto, but there is one in

to the north and Saita to the south

Famous Places and Events

Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

* Number 67 Daikoji Temple

Famous People From Yamamoto

* Mise Kouji（

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External links

Official website of Mitoyo
Dissolved municipalities of Kagawa Prefecture Mitoyo, Kagawa {{Kagawa-geo-stub