was a town

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

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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....

, the area of present-day Shimofusa was part of Takaoka Domain

Takaoka Domain

was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Takaoka jin'ya in what is now the city of Narita, Chiba and town of Shimofusa, Chiba.-History:...

, a minor 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 Namekawa Village was established on April 1, 1889. On February 11, 1955 it merged with the villages of Takaoka and Komikado to form the town of Shimofusa.

On March 27, 2006 Shimofusa and the town of Taiei

Taiei, Chiba

was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Taiei is located on Route 51 from Narita to Sawara. It has a very scenic country side with views of the Narita International Airport runways and aircraft. At Raikodai there is a large industrial estate.Modern Taiei Town was established...

, also from Katori District,was merged

Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

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 into the city of Narita

Narita, Chiba

is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....

, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

In February 2006 (the last data available before its merger into Narita), the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 7,868 and a population density

Population density

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of 246 persons per km². Its total area was 32.00 km².

External links

• Shimofusa official website in Japanese site]