was a village located in Ōno District,

Gifu is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...

, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,661 and a population density of 51.28 persons per km². The total area was 51.89 km². On February 1, 2005, Miya, along with the town of Kuguno, and the villages of

Asahi Asahi (Japanese 朝日, 旭, or あさひ 'morning sun') may refer to: Places in Japan Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi ...

, Kiyomi, Nyūkawa, Shōkawa and Takane (all from Ōno District), the town of

Kokufu were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period. History As part of the Taika Reform (645), which aimed at a centralization of the administration following the Chinese model (''ritsuryō''), the '' ...

, and the village of Kamitakara (both from Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Takayama and no longer exists as an independent

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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External links

Official website of Takayama
Miya Takayama Gifu

Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Takayama, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub