Toyosato, Shiga
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Inukami District
, Shiga
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
of 7,292 and a density
of 937.28 persons per km². The total area is 7.78 km², the smallest town in Shiga. It is said that a home of Goshu Ondo
.
Since the Medieval Period to the 20th century, some Toyosato people had became merchants because of its good traffic (Nakasendō
), poor irrigation for agriculture, economic encouragement policy of daimyo
. Success merchants, such as a founder of Itochu
, contributed to modernize their hometown. For example, Tetsujirō Furukawa donated smart ferroconcrete school buildings which designed by William Merrell Vories
for the Toyosato Elementary School in 1937. The Toyosato Elementary School moved to new buildings in 2004, but the preservation of the old buildings resulted from a resident movement. In 2009, a fictional school which looks almost exactly like the old buildings appeared in a TV anime K-On!
, so otaku
s take notice of Toyosato.
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 Inukami District
Inukami District, Shiga
Inukami is a district located in Shiga, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 23,638 and a density of 150.21 persons per km². The total area is 157.37 km².-Transition:...
, 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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As of 2003, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 7,292 and a density
Population density
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of 937.28 persons per km². The total area is 7.78 km², the smallest town in Shiga. It is said that a home of Goshu Ondo
Goshu ondo
The is a type of ondo , a traditional Japanese dance song. It originated in Shiga Prefecture which was formerly known as Gōshū. It is believed to have been perfected around the Meiji Era.- Form :...
.
Since the Medieval Period to the 20th century, some Toyosato people had became merchants because of its good traffic (Nakasendō
Nakasendo
The , also called the , was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces...
), poor irrigation for agriculture, economic encouragement policy of daimyo
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
. Success merchants, such as a founder of Itochu
ITOCHU
, until 1992 "C. Itoh" in English, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It has a common origin with Marubeni Corporation. Itochu is a Fortune 500 company.-History:...
, contributed to modernize their hometown. For example, Tetsujirō Furukawa donated smart ferroconcrete school buildings which designed by William Merrell Vories
William Merrell Vories
William Merrell Vories or Hitotsuyanagi Mereru was an educator, architect, missionary and entrepreneur born in the United States who worked mainly in Shiga prefecture in Japan.-Biography:...
for the Toyosato Elementary School in 1937. The Toyosato Elementary School moved to new buildings in 2004, but the preservation of the old buildings resulted from a resident movement. In 2009, a fictional school which looks almost exactly like the old buildings appeared in a TV anime K-On!
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
, so otaku
Otaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
s take notice of Toyosato.