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Santo, and Wadayama merged to form the city of Asago.
Asago District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
The merger council of Asago, Ikuno, Santo, and Wadayama (in Japanese) (http://sasayuri-net.jp/users/gappei/).
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Asago (朝来郡; -gun) was a (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) district located in (additional info and facts about Hyogo) Hyogo, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
On April 1, 2005, all the towns in the district merged, becoming the city of (additional info and facts about Asago) Asago, thereby dissolving the district.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 35,778 and a (The amount per unit size) density of 88.78 persons per (additional info and facts about km²) km².
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Ikuno (ç”é町; -cho) was a town located in Asago District, Hyogo, Japan.
On April 1, 2005 the town merged with the other three towns in the district into the city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,872 and a density of 43.50 persons per km².
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Asago, Hyogo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Asago (朝来市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional info and facts about Hyogo) Hyogo, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
The city was formed on April 1, 2005 from the merger of all four towns of the former (additional info and facts about Asago District) Asago District: Asago (town), (additional info and facts about Ikuno) Ikuno, (additional info and facts about Santo) Santo, and (additional info and facts about Wadayama) Wadayama.
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Wadayama (和田山町; -cho) was a town located in Asago District, Hyogo, Japan.
On April 1, 2005 the town merged with the other three towns in the district forming the city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,129 and a density of 153.47 persons per km².
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Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports.
It is in the Kansai region of Japan, in Hyogo Prefecture to the south-west of Osaka, and was one of the first cities to open for trade with the West, as of 1868.
The cosmopolitan port city has a population of 45,500 foreign residents from more than 100 countries.
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_ The transport ministry urged West Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday to strengthen safety measures to prevent a recurrence of an accident similar to the deadly derailment in Hyogo Prefecture in April, the ministry said.
The Hyogo prefectural government stopped registering data on cancer patients, including those caused by asbestos-related mesothelioma, at the end of fiscal 2000, citing protection of privacy, it was learned Saturday.
OSAKA — West Japan Railway Co incurred a year-on-year plunge of 27.1% in group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2005, despite record operating revenues, as a result of the fatal April 25 train derailment and crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, according to a consolidated earnings report released Tuesday.
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Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with the ports of Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, and Tokyo.
It was one of the first cities to open for trade with the West, as of 1868.
A reconnaissance report to the Seismic Safety Commission on the Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake (neisei nana nen): The South Hyogo Prefecture near Kobe, Japan, January 17, 1995 (SSC)
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Asago (朝来町; -cho) is a town located in Asago District, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,452 and a density of 57.24 persons per km².
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Hyogo Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with the ports of
It was one of the first cities to open for trade with
ATLANTA, GA. November 2, 2005: -- GE Energy’s 2.5-megawatt wind turbine technology is being introduced into Japan through an agreement that will add 85 megawatts of wind energy capacity to the country’s electricity grid.
Currently being developed by Clean Energy Factory, Inc., a wind energy producer based in Nemuro, Hokkaido, the three projects covered by the agreement will be located on Awaji Island, Hyogo; in Dangamine, near the border between Asago and Shiso, Hyogo; and in Hohoku, Yamaguchi.
The projects are expected to enter commercial operation during 2006 and 2007.
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Tajima, or "The Taj" according to the local foreigners, is on the Sea of Japan side of Hyogo Prefecture.
(Hyogo is highlighted in the map to the right.) Previously a collection of small towns, recent and ongoing gappei (town mergers) have created 4 very large, rural cities.
Home to 32 genki, friendly JETs, Tajima is a great place for the outdoor or cultural adventurer.