Mitsugi, Hiroshima
Mitsugi (御調町 Mitsugi-chō) was a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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.
On March 28, 2005, Mitsugi, along with the town of Mukaishima (also from Mitsugi District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi.
Mitsugi is divided into seven hamlets: Kamikawabe, Ichi, Kawachi, Imatsuno, Ayame, Yamato and Sugano.
Points of interest in the town include:
- The Bus Station, a Roadside Station
- The Children's Library
- The Entsuba Memorial Museum.
The town's special product is dried persimmons.
The town was founded on February 1, 1955.
External links
- Onomichi official website (Japanese)
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