Toyota, Yamaguchi
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This article is about the town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, for other uses see Toyota (disambiguation).
Toyota (豊田町 Toyota-chō?) was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi, Japan. On February 13, 2005 Toyota merged into the city of Shimonoseki.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,581 and a density of 40.26 persons per km². The total area was 163.47 km².
As suggested by the presence of a local museum and a summer festival, Toyota is renowned for its firefly population, which makes an appearance for a short time during the month of June.
Although there are numerous spots where fireflies gather in Toyota, the most popular ones are along the banks of Koya River (木屋川 Koya-gawa?), down which one can ride Toyota's famed Firefly Boat (蛍舟 hotaru-bune?) during the latter weeks of June.
[edit] External links
- Toyota official website (in Japanese)
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