was a
village
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located in
Higashitonami District,
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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.
Historically, along with neighbouring Taira, Kami-Taira and Shirakawa-go, the four villages formed what was known as the Gokayama region. The region is renowned for a unique type of A-frame housing design. These "gassho-zukuri" houses traditionally had thatched roofs and were 3-4 stories high. The design helped keep snow from piling up in the heavy winter conditions.
As of 2003, Toga had an estimated
population
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of 999 and a
density
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of 5.63 persons per km
2. The total area was 177.58 km
2. However, the actual population is probably far less as many people who were registered in the village actually reside in neighboring areas.
On November 1, 2004, Toga, along with the towns of
Fukuno,
Inami and
Jōhana, the villages of
Inokuchi,
Kamitaira
was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 956 and a density of 10.09 persons per km2. The total area was 94.77 km2.
In the early 16th century, a monk ...
and
Taira
The was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana. The clan is divided into four major groups, named ...
(all from
Higashitonami District), and the town of
Fukumitsu (from
Nishitonami District), was merged to create the city of
Nanto.
Geographically, Toga is very mountainous with more than 96% of its area being forest cover.
References
External links
Nanto City official website
Dissolved municipalities of Toyama Prefecture
Nanto, Toyama
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