was a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Hiroshima Prefecture

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

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 January 10, 2006 Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda

Setoda, Hiroshima

was a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi....

, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded 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 2003, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 27,465 and the density

Population density

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 of 690.77 persons per km². The total area was 39.76 km².

The city was founded on May 1, 1953.

Innoshima is the birthplace of Honinbo Shusaku

Honinbo Shusaku

Honinbo Shusaku was a professional Go player and is considered by many to be the greatest player of the golden age of Go in the mid-19th century.- Biography :He was nicknamed "Invincible" after he earned a perfect score for 19 straight wins in the annual castle...

, a master Go

Go (board game)

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player.