was a

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located in Akaiwa District,

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. As of 2006, the town had an estimated

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of 5,386 and a

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of 62.58 persons per km² and 1,963 families. The total area was 86.07 km². On March 7, 2005, Yoshii, along with the towns of Akasaka, Kumayama and San'yō (all from Akaiwa District), were merged to create the city of Akaiwa. Yoshii's main farm products were rice, cucumbers, grapes and

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. Yoshii's total agricultural production was valued 690 million yen in 2001. There is a junior high school and two elementary schools in Yoshii. *Yoshii Junior High *Jōnan Elementary *Jimbi Elementary The Osuwa festival is held every August in Yoshii. Many people come to this festival from different places to enjoy traditional Japanese dancing.

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Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture Akaiwa, Okayama {{Okayama-geo-stub