Kiso District

Marker for Kisoji

Kiso (木曽郡, Kiso-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759 with a density of 22.48 persons per km2. The total area is 1,546.26 km2.

Municipalities

The district consists of three towns and three villages:

Notes
  1. ^ a b c Classified as a town.
  2. ^ a b c Classified as a village.

History

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Map showing original extent of Kiso District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
  1. Agematsu-machi
  2. Nagiso-machi
  3. Kiso-mura
  4. Ōtaki-mura
  5. Ōkuwa-mura
  6. Kiso-machi
Colored areas are in this district.

Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡, Nishichikuma-gun) until May 1, 1968.

District Timeline

  • May 1, 1968 - The district was renamed to Kiso District.

Recent mergers

  • February 13, 2005 - The village of Yamaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa (located in Gifu Prefecture).[1]
  • April 1, 2005 - The village of Narakawa was merged into the expanded city of Shiojiri.
  • November 1, 2005 - The town of Kisofukushima was merged with the villages of Mitake, Hiyoshi and Kaida to form the new town of Kiso.

Points of interest

  • Nakasendō, a former trade route between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
  • Tsumago-juku, a restored post town on the Nakasendō.

See also

References

  1. ^ "中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27" (PDF). Nakatsugawa official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2011.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kiso Valley.
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