Omigawa, Chiba
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Katori District
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
.
Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous shell middens and burial mounds
from the Japanese Paleolithic
through Kofun period
. During the Edo period
, it was the center of Omigawa Domain
, a feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate
. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early Meiji period
.
On March 27, 2006 Omigawa was merged
with the towns of Kurimoto
and Yamada
, from Katori District
, and the old city of Sawara
, to form the new city of Katori
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population
of 25,420 and a population density
of 411 persons per km². Its total area was 61.84 km².
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 Katori District
Katori District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-Katori-Narita creation district had an estimated population of 40,260...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, 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...
.
Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous shell middens and burial mounds
Kofun
Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and early 7th century. They gave their name to the Kofun period . Many of the Kofun have a distinctive keyhole-shaped mound , unique to ancient Japan...
from the Japanese Paleolithic
Japanese Paleolithic
The began around 50,000 to 30,000 BC, when the earliest stone tool implements have been found, and continued to around 14,000 BC, at the end of the last ice age, which corresponds to the beginning of the Mesolithic Jōmon period...
through Kofun period
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. It follows the Yayoi period. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period...
. During the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, it was the center of Omigawa Domain
Omigawa Domain
was a minor Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now part of the city of Katori. It was ruled for most of its history by the Uchida clan....
, a feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
.
On March 27, 2006 Omigawa was merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
with the towns of Kurimoto
Kurimoto, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Kurimoto Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 10, 1924....
and Yamada
Yamada, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Yamada Town was established on August 1, 1954 through the merger of town of Fuma with the villages of Yatsu and Yamakura...
, from Katori District
Katori District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-Katori-Narita creation district had an estimated population of 40,260...
, and the old city of Sawara
Sawara, Chiba
was a city located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Sawara has been settled since prehistoric times, and has numerous remains of Jōmon period shell middens and Kofun period burial mounds...
, to form the new city of Katori
Katori, Chiba
is a city located in northern Chiba, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 82,633 and a population density of 315 persons per km². The total area was 262.31 km²...
, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 25,420 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 411 persons per km². Its total area was 61.84 km².
External links
- Omigawa official website in Japanese