was a

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located in Higashiyatsushiro District,

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 27,603 and a

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of 1,850.07 persons per km². The total area was 14.92 km². It was famous for its hot springs and for its springtime medieval festival. It was a sister city to

Bad Mergentheim Bad Mergentheim (; Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Märchedol'') is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of around 23,000. An officially recogniz ...

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History

On October 12, 2004, Isawa, along with the towns of

Ichinomiya is a Japanese language, Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a Provinces of Japan, province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth.''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retr ...

, Misaka and

Yatsushiro 270px, Yatsushiro City Hall 270px, ruins of Yatsushiro Castle is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 120,389 in 57,953 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total are ...

, the village of Sakaigawa (all from Higashiyatsushiro District), and the town of Kasugai (from Higashiyamanashi District), was merged to create the city of

Fuefuki file:Ichinomiya asama-jinja.jpg, 270px, Ichinomiya Asama Shrine is a Cities of Japan, city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 67,300 in 30,408 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The ...

References

External links

Official website of Fuefuki

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Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture Fuefuki, Yamanashi {{Yamanashi-geo-stub