Ichinomiya, Kumamoto

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Ichinomiya (一の宮町 Ichinomiya-machi?) was a town located in Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan. On February 11, 2005, the town merged with another town and a village from the district forming the city of Aso and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it referred to the Aso Shrine of the Higo Province.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,977 and a density of 94.54 persons per km². The total area was 105.53 km².


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