Kiso District, Nagano

Kiso District (木曽郡, Kiso-gun^?) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km².

Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡) until May 1, 1968.

There are only 3 Towns and 3 villages within the district.

• Agematsu
• Kiso Village
• Kiso Town
• Nagiso
• Ōkuwa
• Ōtaki

Contents 1 History 2 Points of interest 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

• May 1, 1968-The district was renamed to Kiso District.
• February 13, 2005-The village of Yamaguchi merged into the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu.^[1]
• April 1, 2005-The village of Narakawa merged into the city of Shiojiri.
• November 1, 2005-The town of Kisofukushima merged with the villages of Mitake, Hiyoshi and Kaida to form the new town of Kiso.

Points of interest

• Nakasendō, a former trade route between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
• Tsumago-juku, a restored post town on the Nakasendō.

See also

• Kiso Valley

References

External links

• Kiso Valley travel guide from Wikitravel

Nagano Prefecture Cities Azumino Chikuma Chino Iida Iiyama Ina Komagane Komoro Matsumoto Nagano Nakano Okaya Ōmachi Saku Shiojiri Suwa Suzaka Tōmi Ueda Districts Chiisagata Hanishina Higashichikuma Kamiina Kamiminochi Kamitakai Kiso Kitaazumi Kitasaku Minamisaku Shimoina Shimominochi Shimotakai Suwa See also: Towns and villages by district