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 Mitsugi District

Mitsugi District, Hiroshima

Mitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...

, Hiroshima

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

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On March 28, 2005 Mitsugi, along with the town of Mukaishima

Mukaishima, Hiroshima

was a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Mukaishima, along with the town of Mitsugi, also from Mitsugi District, was merged into the city of Onomichi....

, also from Mitsugi District

Mitsugi District, Hiroshima

Mitsugi was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 29,682 and a density of 181.49 persons per km²...

, was merged into the city of Onomichi

Onomichi, Hiroshima

is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea.As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 148,085 and a population density of 520 persons per km². The total area is 284.85 km²...

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As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 8,144 and the density of 98.14 persons per km². The total area was 82.98 km².

Mitsugi is divided into seven areas:

• Kamikawabe
• Ichi
• Kawachi
• Imatsuno
• Ayame
• Yamato
• Sugano.

Points of interest in the town include:

• The Bus Station, a Roadside Station
  Roadside Station
  A is a government-designated rest area found along roads and highways in Japan.In addition to providing places for travelers to rest, they are also intended to promote local tourism and trade...
  
  
• The Children's Library
• The Entsuba Memorial Museum.

The town's special product is dried persimmon

Persimmon

A persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros in the ebony wood family . The word Diospyros means "the fire of Zeus" in ancient Greek. As a tree, it is a perennial plant...

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The town was founded on February 1, 1955.