was a village

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 Yoshiki District

Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi

Yoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...

, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...

. The village was named from Hirai's 1st kanji (平井) and Kurokawa's 2nd kanji (黒川).

On April 1, 1944, the village merged with surrounding 9 municipalities to become the city of Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...

 and the village dissolved.

History

• April 1, 1889 - Due to town and village status enforcement, the village was founded within Yoshiki District
  Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi
  Yoshiki was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km²...
  
  . At the same time, the villages of Hirai, Kurokawa, and Yoshida merges?
• April 1, 1944 - The village of Hirakawa and the surrounding 9 municipalities (city of Yamaguchi
  Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
  is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...
  
  , towns of Ogōri
  Ogori, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
   and Ajisu
  Ajisu, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  , and the villages of Ōtoshi, Sue, Natajima, Aiofutajima, Kagawa and Sayama) merged to become the new city of Yamaguchi and the village of Hirakawa dissolved.

Current status

The village of Hirakawa became one of the regions of the city of Yamaguchi (Hirakawa). Since the 1970s, more young people, mostly students, live in the Yoshida region because Yamaguchi University

Yamaguchi University

is a national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi and Ube.- History :The root of the university was , a private school founded by Ueda Hōyō in 1815...

 (Main Campus) has been relocated to the Yoshida Region.

See also

• List of dissolved municipalities of Japan
• List of dissolved municipalities of Yamaguchi Prefecture