was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Akaiwa District,
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2006, the town had an estimated
population
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of 5,386 and a
density
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of 62.58 persons per km
2 and 1,963 families. The total area was 86.07 km
2.
On March 7, 2005, Yoshii, along with the towns of
Akasaka,
Kumayama and
San'yō (all from
Akaiwa District), were merged to create the city of
Akaiwa.
Yoshii's main farm products were rice, cucumbers, grapes and
garlic chives
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Description ...
. Yoshii's total agricultural production was valued 690 million yen in 2001.
There is a junior high school and two elementary schools in Yoshii.
*Yoshii Junior High
*Jōnan Elementary
*Jimbi Elementary
The Osuwa festival is held every August in Yoshii. Many people come to this festival from different places to enjoy traditional Japanese dancing.
Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture
Akaiwa, Okayama
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