Toyota, Yamaguchi
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| Coordinates: 34°12′13.4″N 131°4′33.7″E / 34.203722°N 131.076028°E | |
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• Total | 163.47 km2 (63.12 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,581 |
Toyota (豊田町, Toyota-chō) was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Population
[edit]As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,581 and a density of 40.26 persons per km2. The total area was 163.47 km2.
History
[edit]On February 13, 2005, Toyota, along with the towns of Hōhoku, Kikugawa and Toyoura (all from Toyoura District), was merged into the expanded city of Shimonoseki.[1]
Attractions
[edit]Fireflies
[edit]As suggested by the presence of a local museum and a summer festival, Toyota is renowned for its firefly population, which makes an appearance for a short time during the month of June.
Although there are numerous spots where fireflies gather in Toyota, the most popular ones are along the banks of Koya River (木屋川, Koya-gawa), down which one can ride Toyota's famed Firefly Boat (蛍舟, hotaru-bune) during the latter weeks of June.
References
[edit]- ^ "市町村合併・合併トップ - 山口県ホームページ". 山口県ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
[edit]- Toyota official website (in Japanese)
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