The district (郡; gun) was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States.
Because district names had been unique in the province and nowadays prefecture boundaries are roughly aligned to province boundaries, most district names are unique in the prefecture.
AbutaDistrict, Rumoi District, Sorachi District, and Yufutsu District are deceptively similar, but each of them is a single district allotted to two subprefectures.
Districts of Japan(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The district (郡; gun) was most recentӀy used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughӀy equivaӀent to the county of the United States
Cities beӀong directӀy to prefectures and are independent from districts; unӀike cities in the US which usuaӀӀy beӀong to a county; excӀuding Virginia which cities are independent from counties administrativeӀy.
Because district names had been unique in the provinces of Japan and nowadays prefectures of Japan boundaries are roughӀy aӀigned to provinces of Japan boundaries; most district names are unique in the prefectures of Japan
districts.of.japan.en.ehhh.info (424 words)
Hokkaido Prefecture - Biocrawler(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1869, Hokkaido was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts.
The provinces were dissolved in 1882, and replaced with Hakodate Prefecture, Sapporo Prefecture and Nemuro Prefecture.
Ifuri (胆振国) (modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta in Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa
Shimane Prefecture jerak.org(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
These are the towns and villages in each districts of Japan.
- On November 1 2004, the towns of Daito, Shimane, Kamo, Shimane and Kisuki, Shimane from Ohara District, Shimane and the towns and villages of Kakeya, Shimane, Mitoya, Shimane and Yoshida, Shimane from Iishi District, Shimane merged to form the new city of Unnan, Shimane.
Ohara District, Shimane was dissolved as a result.
In an interview broadcast yesterday from London, the Ugandan President, Mr Yoweri Museveni, accused district and regional officials of suppressing intelligence reports on the activities of the sect.
The Assistant Resident District Commissioner, Robert Mutazindwa, who was formerly in charge of Kanungu, was picked up by the police this week and was being held for questioning.
It corresponds to modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, AbutaDistrict in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari Subprefecture and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa Subprefecture.
August 15, 1869 Iburi Province established with 8 districts
Iburi Province, History, Districts and Old provinces of Japan.
Districts_of_japan info here at en.38of100b.info(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan.
Kamikawa District (Ishikari), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa District (Teshio), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa District (Tokachi), managed by the Tokachi Subprefecture Nakagawa District (Teshio), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture Nakagawa District (Tokachi), managed by the Tokachi Subprefecture
AbutaDistrict, managed by Iburi subprefecture and Shiribeshi subprefecture Sorachi District, managed by Kamikawa subprefecture and Sorachi subprefecture Teshio District, managed by Rumoi subprefecture and Soya subprefecture Yufutsu District, managed by Iburi subprefecture and Kamikawa subprefecture
The mud went over a landslide prevention barrier and into a drain that runs through the resort district, covering a length of about 1.5 kilometers, but Okada said he could not see where the flow ended up.
Dynamic volcanic activity continued Friday morning at two groups of craters on the 732-meter volcano, and the numerous fault lines expanded to wide areas on the western to northwestern peripheries of Mt. Usu.
The faults on the west side spread beyond the Lake Toya highway interchange in the town of Abuta and cracks were observed on the highways as well, Okada said.
This position is responsible for managing all operations of a small, private education program including personnel, policies and procedures, student discipline, program development and fiscal management.
Carry our disciplinary procedures as established by the District and/or building in supervision of two of four grades of students at East High School.
Responsible for the administration and supervision of the building in accordance with District policies, regulations and procedures.
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The entertainment district Susukino is among the largest and most well known in Japan.
The area was home to several settlements of indigenous Ainu, including the original "Satsuporo" village, before the area was chosen by the Hokkaido Development Department (Kaitakushi) to be the capital of the newly-renamed "Hokkaido" in 1869.
- Ifuri (胆振国) (modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta in Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa
sapporo.hokkaido.en.wikivx.com (8824 words)
Winter Sports(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Niseko is a town and ski resort located in AbutaDistrict, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 4,642 and a density of 23.55 persons per km².
I had been join the alpin ski team from I seven to 15.
