Toyosato, Shiga

Toyosato (豊郷町, Toyosato-chō) is a town located in Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Toyosato

豊郷町
Town
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Location of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture
Toyosato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°12′1.17″N 136°13′47.52″E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureShiga Prefecture
DistrictInukami
Government
 • MayorSadamu Itō
Area
 • Total7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2016)
 • Total7,588
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address375, Ishibatake, Toyosato-chō, Inukami-gun, Shiga-ken
529-1169
Websitewww.town.toyosato.shiga.jp
Symbols
FlowerRhododendron
TreeQuercus phillyraeoides

As of 2016, Toyosato's estimated population was 7,588 and had a density of 980 persons per km². The total area is 7.78 km², which makes it the smallest town in Shiga Prefecture. It is said to be the home of Gōshū ondo.

From Feudal to modern times, Toyosato has been the home of many merchants because of economic encouragement from daimyō and because traffic can flow smoothly (Nakasendō), although it was not an area that had good irrigation for agriculture. Successful merchants such as the founder of Itochu contributed to the modernization of the town. Tetsujirō Furukawa donated ferroconcrete school buildings designed by William Merrell Vories for the Toyosato Elementary School in 1937. The Toyosato Elementary School moved to a new building in 2004, but the residents of Toyosato moved to preserve the historic school. In 2009, the anime K-On! featured a school modeled on Toyosato Elementary, which drew the attention of otaku.[1]

Temples and Shrines

Toyosato has several Shinto shrines (-jinja) and Buddhist temples (-ji).

Tengahiko-jinja (天稚彦神社)
Yuinen-ji (唯念寺)
Hakusan-jinja (白山神社)
Senju-ji (千樹寺)
Aigoki-jinja (阿自岐神社)

References
  • The compilation committee of Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten (1979). Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten 25 Shiga-ken. Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten.
  1. Anime Pilgrimage: Visiting the model of K-ON!! Highschool Archived 2012-07-08 at Archive.today. GIGAZINE. July 28, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2011.


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