Nichihara, Shimane
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was a town
located in Kanoashi District
, Shimane
, Japan
.
On September 25, 2005 Nichihara was merged into the town of Tsuwano
.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 4,255 and a density
of 25.44 persons per km². The total area was 167.24 km².
The town has a sky observatory which once had one of the biggest lenses in Japan.
The Takatsu river runs through the town and in the summer season fishermen catch Ayu fish, a local delicacy. It is said to be the cleanest river in Japan, thus producing said Ayu fish.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in Kanoashi District
Kanoashi District, Shimane
is a district located in Shimane, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 17,879 and a density of 27.79 persons per km². The total area is 643.38 km².-Mergers:...
, Shimane
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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On September 25, 2005 Nichihara was merged into the town of Tsuwano
Tsuwano, Shimane
is a town in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,878 and a density of 28.9 persons per km². The total area is 307.09 km²....
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 4,255 and a density
Population density
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of 25.44 persons per km². The total area was 167.24 km².
The town has a sky observatory which once had one of the biggest lenses in Japan.
The Takatsu river runs through the town and in the summer season fishermen catch Ayu fish, a local delicacy. It is said to be the cleanest river in Japan, thus producing said Ayu fish.