Yunotsu, Shimane
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was a coastal
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located in Nima District,
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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated
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of 3,853 and a
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of 53.63 persons per km2. The total area was 71.85 km2 On October 1, 2005, Yunotsu, along with the town of Nima (also from Nima District), was merged into the expanded city of Ōda.


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Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, cast ...


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Dissolved municipalities of Shimane Prefecture Ōda, Shimane {{Shimane-geo-stub