Shitara, Aichi

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Shitara
設楽町

Shitara's location in Aichi, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Aichi
District	Kitashitara
Physical characteristics
Area	273.96 km² (105.78 sq mi)
Population (as of November 1, 2007)
Total	6,065
Density	22.14 /km² (57 /sq mi)
Location	Coordinates: 35°6′N, 137°34′E
Symbols
Tree	Japanese beech
Flower	Rhododendron
Shitara Government Office
Mayor	Kazutoshi Kato
Address	〒441-2301 2 Idate, Taguti, Shitara-chō, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi-ken
Phone number	0536-62-0511
Official website: Shitara Town Shitara Town Office

Shitara (設楽町, Shitara-chō^?) is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi, Japan.

As of December 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 6,383 and a density of 22.27 persons per km². The total area is 273.96 km².

On October 10, 2005 the village of Tsugu merged into Shitara Town.

Contents 1 History 2 Administration 2.1 Mayor 3 Education 3.1 Primary schools 3.2 Junior High schools 3.3 High schools 4 Transportation 4.1 National highway 4.2 Bus 4.3 Sightseeing 5 External links

[edit] History

• September 30, 1956 - Shitara Town and Tsugu Village were founded.
• October 1, 2005 - New Shitara Town was founded by the unification of Shitara Town, Tsugu Village.

[edit] Administration

[edit] Mayor

Kazutoshi Kato (加藤 和年 Katō Kazutoshi)

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary schools

• Taguchi Primary School
• Seirei Primary School
• Damine Primary School
• Nagura Primary School
• Tsugu Primary School

[edit] Junior High schools

• Shitara Junior High School
• Tsugu Junior High School

[edit] High schools

• Taguchi High School

[edit] Transportation

[edit] National highway

• National highway in the town - Route 257, Route 420, Route 473

[edit] Bus

• Toyotetsu Bus - Shinshiro Byōinmae, Shinshiro Keisatsusho, Shinshiro Higashi Kōkō, Motonagashino Ekimae, Taguchi, Shimotsugu
• Shitara Town Bus

[edit] Sightseeing

• Kurabune Ruins (鞍船遺跡)
• Damine Castle (田峯城)
• Michi-no-Eki:Tsugu Kōgen Green Park (道の駅つぐ高原グリーンパーク)
• Michi-no-Eki: Agri-station Nagura (道の駅アグリステーションなぐら)

[edit] External links

• Shitara official website in Japanese (with link to pages in English)

Aichi Prefecture
Cities
Aisai | Anjō | Chiryū | Chita | Gamagōri | Handa | Hekinan | Ichinomiya | Inazawa | Inuyama | Iwakura | Kariya | Kasugai | Kitanagoya | Kiyosu | Komaki | Kōnan | Nagoya (capital) | Nishio | Nisshin | Okazaki | Ōbu | Owariasahi | Seto | Shinshiro | Tahara | Takahama | Tokoname | Tōkai | Toyoake | Toyohashi | Toyokawa | Toyota | Tsushima | Yatomi
Districts
Aichi | Ama | Chita | Hazu | Hoi | Kitashitara | Nishikamo | Nishikasugai | Niwa | Nukata
See also: Towns and villages by district edit