was a town located in the Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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On April 1, 2005 Ichinomiya was merged with the towns of Awaji, Tsuna

Tsuna, Hyogo

was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Tsuna was merged with the towns of Awaji, Higashiura, Hokudan and Ichinomiya, all from Tsuna District, to form the new city of Awaji, Hyōgo and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Higashiura

Higashiura, Hyogo

was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,769 and a density of 359.09 persons per km²...

 and Hokudan

Hokudan, Hyogo

was a town located in Tsuna District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Hokudan was merged with the towns of Awaji, Tsuna, Higashiura and Ichinomiya, all from Tsuna District, to form the new city of Awaji, Hyōgo and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, all from Tsuna District

Tsuna District, Hyogo

Tsuna was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district had an estimated population of 11,500, and the total area was 58.21 km².-Former towns and villages:* Awaji* Goshiki* Higashiura* Hokudan* Ichinomiya...

, to form the new city of Awaji, Hyōgo

Awaji, Hyogo

is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.Awaji City was founded on 1 April 2005 from the merger of the former town of Awaji with the towns of Tsuna, Higashiura, Hokudan, Ichinomiya, all in Tsuna District....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...

. The town has no special relationship with another Ichinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture.

Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Izanagi

Izanagi

is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and is also referred to in the roughly translated Kojiki as "male-who-invites" or Izanagi-no-mikoto. It is also pronounced Izanaki-no-Okami....

 Shrine of the Awaji Province

Awaji Province

was an old province of Japan covering Awaji Island, between Honshū and Shikoku. Today it is part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is sometimes called . Awaji is divided into three municipal sections: Awaji is the northernmost section, Sumoto is the most urban and central section, and four southern towns...

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