was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Higashiyatsushiro District

Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi

Higashiyatsushiro was a district located in Yamanashi, Japan.As of March 2006, the district has an estimated population of 513. The total area is 37.15 km²....

, Yamanashi

Yamanashi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...

, Japan

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 October 12, 2004 Isawa was merged the towns of Ichinomiya

Ichinomiya, Yamanashi

was a town located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Ichinomiya was merged the towns of Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, the village of Sakaigawa, all from Higashiyatsushiro District, and the town of Kasugai, from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of...

, Misaka

Misaka, Yamanashi

was a town located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Misaka was merged the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa and Yatsushiro, the village of Sakaigawa, all from Higashiyatsushiro District, and the town of Kasugai, from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of...

 and Yatsushiro

Yatsushiro, Yamanashi

was a town located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Yatsushiro was merged the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa and Misaka, the village of Sakaigawa, all from Higashiyatsushiro District, and the town of Kasugai, from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of...

, the village of Sakaigawa

Sakaigawa, Yamanashi

was a village located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Sakaigawa was merged the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, all from Higashiyatsushiro District, and the town of Kasugai, from Higashiyamanashi District, to form the new city of Fuefuki.As of...

, all from Higashiyatsushiro District

Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi

Higashiyatsushiro was a district located in Yamanashi, Japan.As of March 2006, the district has an estimated population of 513. The total area is 37.15 km²....

, and the town of Kasugai

Kasugai, Yamanashi

was a town located in Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Kasugai was merged the towns of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka and Yatsushiro, and the village of Sakaigawa, all from Higashiyatsushiro District, to form the new city of Fuefuki....

, from Higashiyamanashi District

Higashiyamanashi District, Yamanashi

Higashiyamanashi was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2004, the district had an estimated population of 10,701...

, to form the new city of Fuefuki

Fuefuki, Yamanashi

is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan.The city was founded on October 12, 2004 from the merger of six towns and villages from Higashiyatsushiro and Higashiyamanashi Districts.The city abosorbed the village of Ashigawa on August 1, 2006...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 27,603 and a density

Population density

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 of 1,850.07 persons per km². The total area was 14.92 km².

It was famous for its hot springs and for its springtime medieval festival. It was a sister city to Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.-History:Mergentheim is mentioned in chronicles as early as 1058, as the residence of the family of the counts of Hohenlohe, who early in the 13th century assigned the greater part of their estates in...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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