Yoshinogari, Saga

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**Yoshinogari**
**吉野ヶ里町**
Yoshinogari's location in Saga, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Saga
District	Kanzaki District
Physical characteristics
Area	43.94 km² (16.97 sq mi)
Population (as of September 1, 2007)
Total	16,180
Density	368.23 /km² (954 /sq mi)
Location	33°19′N, 130°24′E
Symbols
Yoshinogari Government Office
Address	〒842-8501 321-2 Yoshida, Yoshinogari-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Saga-ken
Phone number	0952-53-1111
Official website: Town of Yoshinogari

Yoshinogari (吉野ヶ里町, Yoshinogari-chō^?) is a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is the result of a merger between the town of Mitagawa, Saga, and the village of Higashisefuri on March 1, 2006.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjoining Municipalities
2 History
3 Education
- 3.1 Junior High Schools
- 3.2 Elementary Schools
4 Transportation

[edit] Geography

Yoshinogari is located in the northern part of Saga Prefecture. It is about 10 km (6 m) north of Saga City and about 30 km (19 m) south of Fukuoka. Yoshinogari is very narrow north to south. The southern part contains the northern end of the Chikushi Plains (part of the Saga Plains), and north of the Nagasaki Expressway is the southern end of the Sefuri Mountains.

[edit] Adjoining Municipalities

[edit] History

Reconstructed dwellings at the Yoshinogari site.

In 1986, the remains of a Yayoi period moat-encircled village were discovered on Yoshinogari Hill at the site of a planned factory housing complex. The area was named the Yoshinogari site and the town name originates from here.

1889-04-01 - The modern system of municipalities is established, and the town area consists of Mitagawa Village and Higashi-Sefuri Village.
1965-04-01 - Mitagawa Village becomes Mitagawa Town.
2006-03-01 - Mitagawa Town and Higashi-Sefuri village merge to form Yoshinogari Town.