was a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
located in
Gunma
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of . Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to t ...
,
Japan
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during the years 1889–1954.
History
Kanashima Village was formed in 1889 as a result of the merging of five villages: Akutsu Village, Kanai Village, Kawashima Village, Nanboku Village, and Ubashima Village.
On April 1, 1954, Kanashima Village merged with
Furumaki Village,
Toyoaki Village and Shibukawa Town to become
Shibukawa City.
Today
The area formerly held as Kanashima Village is now a part of
Shibukawa City, and the name of the former village is retained in the names of an elementary school, a junior high school, and a train station.
References
Dissolved municipalities of Gunma Prefecture
Shibukawa, Gunma
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