Kamitaira, Toyama

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Kamitaira (上平村; -mura) was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.

On November 1, 2004, Kamitaira joined 7 other villages and towns to create the city of Nanto, Toyama.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 956 and a density of 10.09 persons per km². The total area was 94.77 km².

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The World Heritage Suganuma village is located in Kamitaira village. Kamitaira is one of the three villages of the Gokayama region, famous for the World Heritage gassho houses. The traditional culture of Gokayama is extremely well preserved, especially the traditional dance, the Kokiriko.

Kamitaira Junior High School homepage

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