Achi, Nagano
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is a village
located in Shimoina District
, Nagano
, Japan
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Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.
On March 31, 2009 the village of Seinaiji
, also in Shimoina District, was merged
into Achi. With the merger, the population became 7,075. The total area of the village is 214.47 km².
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Shimoina District
Shimoina District, Nagano
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 65,359 and a Density of 51.4 persons/km²...
, Nagano
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
, Japan
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Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.
On March 31, 2009 the village of Seinaiji
Seinaiji, Nagano
was a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 748 and a density of 16.94 persons per km². The total area was 44.16 km²....
, also in Shimoina District, was merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
into Achi. With the merger, the population became 7,075. The total area of the village is 214.47 km².