file: Gumma Tano-gun 1889.png, Historic Map of Tano District:
1. Fujioka, 2. Kanna, 3. Shin, 4. Ono, 5. Yawata, 6. Midori, 7. Hirai, 8. Mikuri, 9. Onishi, 10. Sanbagawa, 11.Yoshii, 12.Tago, 13. Irino, 14. Hino, 21. Mihara, 22. Kamikawa, 23. Nakasato, 24. Ueno: areas 11 through 14 were formerly Midono District
was formerly a Districts of Japan, rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Parts of the modern cities of Takasaki, Gunma, Takasaki and Fujioka, Gunma, Fujioka were formerly within the district.
Tago District was the name of one of the ancient districts of
Kōzuke Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered Echigo Province, Echigo, Shinano Province, Shinano, Musashi Province, Musashi and Shimotsuke Province, Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abb ...
, mentioned in the ''
Shoku Nihongi
The is an imperially-commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the '' Six National Histories'', coming directly after the and followed by ''Nihon Kōki''. Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Sugano no Mamichi served as t ...
'' of 711 AD. Modern Tago District was created on December 7, 1878, with the reorganization of Gunma Prefecture into districts. It included 19 villages, which were formerly part of the ''
tenryō
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil war ...
'' holdings in Kōzuke Province administered directly by the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
, seven villages that were part of the holdings of
Yoshii Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yoshii ''jin'ya'' in what is now part of the city of Takasaki, Gunma. Yoshii was ruled thro ...
and three villages which were part of the holdings of
Obama Domain
The was a '' Fudai'' feudal domain of the Edo period of Japan. It is located in Wakasa Province, in the Hokuriku region of the island Honshū. The domain was centered at Obama Castle, located in the center of what is now the city of Obama in ...
. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the area was organized as one town (Yoshii) and three villages.
On April 1, 1896, the district was merged with
Minamikanra and
Midono to form
Tano District.
left, Location of Tago District within Gunma Prefecture
{{coord missing, Gunma Prefecture
Former districts of Gunma Prefecture