Shiso, Hyogo
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is 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 Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan
Japan
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The city was founded on April 1, 2005 from the merger of four towns from Shisō District
Shiso District, Hyogo
Shiso is a district located in Hyōgo, Japan.As of April 1, 2005 , the district has an estimated population of 5,983 and a density of 99 persons per km²...

: Chikusa
Chikusa, Hyogo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Chikusa was merged with the towns of Haga, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Haga
Haga, Hyogo
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Haga was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Ichinomiya and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya, Hyogo (Shiso)
was a town located in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Ichinomiya was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Yamasaki, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

, and Yamasaki
Yamasaki, Hyogo
was a town in Shisō District, Hyōgo, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Yamasaki was merged with the towns of Chikusa, Haga and Ichinomiya, all from Shisō District, to form the new city of Shisō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

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As of 2008 census data, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 42,008. The total area is 658.60 km².

Shisō City is the sister city of Sequim, Washington.


File:Haga Castle 01.jpg|Haga Castle
Haga Castle
Haga Castle is a castle by Lake Mälaren outside of Enköping in Uppsala County, Sweden.The earliest recorded owner of the Haga property was the Swedish noble, Sten Bengtsson . He built a stone building on the property...


File:Onzui Ravine 02.JPG|Onzui Ravine
File:Harahudou Falls.JPG|Harafudou Falls

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