Yamato, Gifu

Yamato (大和町 Yamato-chō?) was a town located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The town belonged to Gujō District.

History

The town was established as a village in 1955, promoted to a town in 1985,[1] and Yamato was merged with the towns of Hachiman and Shirotori, and the villages of Meihō, Minami, Takasu and Wara (all from Gujō District) to create the new city of Gujō on March 1, 2004.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "市政 > 郡上市の紹介 > 郡上市の歴史 > 近代（明治・大正・昭和時代）" (in Japanese). Gujo official website. http://www.city.gujo.gifu.jp/admin/detail/1034.html. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 

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