Ichinomiya, Yamanashi

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This article is about the former town in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. For the Japanese city see Ichinomiya, Aichi. There are towns in other prefectures in Japan with the same name, see Ichinomiya (disambiguation).

Ichinomiya (一宮町; -chou) was a town located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Japan. On October 12, 2004 the town merged with five other towns and villages to form the new city of Fuefuki.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,111 and a density of 362.87 persons per km². The total area was 30.62 km².

Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Sengen Shrine of the Kai Province.