Tokuji, Yamaguchi
Tokuji (徳地町, Tokuji-chō) was a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km2. The total area was 290.35 km2.
On October 1, 2005, Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri (all from Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi.[1][2]
Tokuji was home to Saba High School, which has a student body of around 100. Tokuji is a location of washi (traditional handmade Japanese paper) making since 1186.
References
[edit]- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 148.
Yamaguchi-shi, Tokuji-cho, Aio-cho, Ogori-cho and Ajisu-cho were incorporated into a newly established Yamaguchi-shi as of October 1, 2005.
- ^ "山口県央部1市4町合併について - 山口市ウェブサイト". Yamaguchi City Website. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
平成17年10月1日に山口市、小郡町、秋穂町、阿知須町、徳地町の旧1市4町が合併し、新しい山口市が誕生しました。
External links
[edit]- Yamaguchi official website (in Japanese)