Yunohara, Gunma

Yunohara (湯ノ原村, Yunohara-mura) was a village located in Tone District, northern Gunma Prefecture.

Geography

• Mountain Range：Chinese: 仙ノ倉山、平標山、万太郎山、三国山、吾妻耶山、大峰山
• River：Chinese: 赤谷川、阿弥陀沢、大峰沢

History

• April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of 新巻, 相俣, and 羽場 merged to form the village of Yunohara.
• May 1, 1908 Merged with the village of Kuga, Tone District, to form the village of village of Niiharu.
• October 1, 2005 Village of Niiharu merged with the towns of Tsukiyono and (former) Minakami to become the town of Minakami.^[1]

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