Toyomatsu was a village

Villages of Japan

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 located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima

Hiroshima Prefecture

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, Japan

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The village maintained their village status since the end of 19th century, but on November 5, 2004 Toyomatsu was merged with the towns of Sanwa

Sanwa, Hiroshima

Sanwa was a town located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan.On November 5, 2004 Sanwa was merged with the towns of Jinseki and Yuki, and the village of Toyomatsu, all from Jinseki District, to form the new town of Jinsekikōgen....

, Jinseki

Jinseki, Hiroshima

Jinseki was a town located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan.On November 5, 2004 Jinseki was merged with the towns of Sanwa and Yuki, and the village of Toyomatsu, all from Jinseki District, to form the new town of Jinsekikōgen....

 and Yuki

Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki)

Yuki was a town located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan.On November 5, 2004 Yuki was merged with the towns of Sanwa and Jinseki, and the village of Toyomatsu, all from Jinseki District, to form the new town of Jinsekikōgen....

, all from Jinseki District, to form the new town of Jinsekikōgen

Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima

is a town located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan. The town was created on November 5, 2004 from the merger of all three towns and the one village from the district...

. It was the last municipality in Hiroshima Prefecture to act as a village and due to the disbanding this village, all villages have been dissolved within Hiroshima Prefecture(only the third case following Hyōgo

Hyogo Prefecture

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 and Kagawa

Kagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...

 Prefectures)

Timeline

• April 1, 1889 The village was established. The village area includes 有木, 上豊松, 笹尾, 下豊松, 中平.
• July 1, 1897 The villages of Arugi, Kamitoyomatsu, Sasao, Shimotoyomatsu, and Nakadaira merged to form the village of Toyomatsu.
• In middle of 1950s, Toyomatsu and Yuki
  Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki)
  Yuki was a town located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan.On November 5, 2004 Yuki was merged with the towns of Sanwa and Jinseki, and the village of Toyomatsu, all from Jinseki District, to form the new town of Jinsekikōgen....
  
   town had a merger discussion. but that did not come true.
• November 5, 2004 Merged with the other three towns from Jinseki District to form the town of Jinsakikōgen and the village dissolved.

Geography

• River
  • Senwa River flows in north of the village. One of the Takahashi River
    Takahashi River
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• Mountains
  • Yonamiyama (米見山, Elevation 663m)

Famous and historic place

• 仙養ヶ原 (Senyōgahara)
• Lucky Buddha (幸運仏)
• Toyomatsu Paper Plane Tower (とよまつ紙ヒコーキ・タワー)

Industry

• Agriculture is main industry. special products are konnyaku potato and tomato
  Tomato
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Larger sections of a village

• Arugi（有木）
• Kamitoyomatsu（上豊松）
• sasao（笹尾）
• shimotoyomatsu（下豊松）
• nakadaira（中平）

Education (as per November 4, 2004 data)

• Elementary schools
  • Toyomatsu Village Elementary School
• Middle Schools
  • Toyomatsu Village Middle School