Maihara, Shiga
Encyclopedia
was a town
located in Sakata District
, Shiga
, Japan
.
On February 14, 2005 Maihara was merged with the towns of Ibuki
and Santō
, all from Sakata District
, to form the new city of Maibara
.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population
of 12,212 and a density
of 285.46 persons per km². The total area was 42.78 km².
It has developed as a traffic junction. In Edo period
, there were Samegai-juku
and Banba-juku
. In Meiji period
, a large station opened here, but it was named Maibara
, not Maihara. So many Japanese mistook the town's name and the station's name. Eventually Maibara was adopted as the official name of new city.
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 Sakata District
Sakata District, Shiga
Sakata was a district located in Shiga, Japan. The district is currently dissolved.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 41,126 and a density of 184.34 persons per km². The total area is 223.10 km²....
, Shiga
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
, Japan
Japan
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On February 14, 2005 Maihara was merged with the towns of Ibuki
Ibuki, Shiga
was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga, Japan. Mount Ibuki dominates the town.On February 14, 2005 Ibuki was merged with the towns of Maihara and Santō, all from Sakata District, to form the new city of Maibara....
and Santō
Santo, Shiga
was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga, Japan. There was Kashiwabara-juku in Edo period.On February 14, 2005 Santō was merged with the towns of Maihara and Ibuki, all from Sakata District, to form the new city of Maibara....
, all from Sakata District
Sakata District, Shiga
Sakata was a district located in Shiga, Japan. The district is currently dissolved.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 41,126 and a density of 184.34 persons per km². The total area is 223.10 km²....
, to form the new city of Maibara
Maibara, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.As of August 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 42,154. The total area is 223.1 km².- History :...
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In 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 12,212 and a density
Population density
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of 285.46 persons per km². The total area was 42.78 km².
It has developed as a traffic junction. In Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, there were Samegai-juku
Samegai-juku
thumb|A view of Samegai-juku from Kamo Shrine . was the sixty-first of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.-History:...
and Banba-juku
Banba-juku
was the sixty-second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.-History:...
. In Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
, a large station opened here, but it was named Maibara
Maibara Station
is a train station in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the West Japan Railway Company Hokuriku Main Line, and the boundary of control between JR West and JR Central over the Tōkaidō Main Line....
, not Maihara. So many Japanese mistook the town's name and the station's name. Eventually Maibara was adopted as the official name of new city.