Shitara, Aichi

Shitara 設楽町
Town
Aichi Prefectural Road 33 in Shitara
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shitara in Aichi Prefecture
Shitara
Coordinates: 35°6′N 137°34′E / 35.100°N 137.567°E / 35.100; 137.567Coordinates: 35°6′N 137°34′E / 35.100°N 137.567°E / 35.100; 137.567
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu region Tōkai region
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Kitashitara
Government
• -Mayor	Kazutoshi Kato
Area
• Total	276.96 km2 (106.93 sq mi)
Population (February 2011)
• Total	5,747
• Density	21/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Japanese beech
- Flower	Rhododendron
Phone number	0536-62-0511
Address	2 Idate, Taguti, Shitara-chō, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi-ken441-2301
Website	Town of Shitara HP

Shitara Town Hall

Shitara (設楽町, Shitara-chō) is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 5,747 and a population density of 21 persons per km². The total area was 273.96 km².

Geography

Shitara is located in the extreme northeast corner of Aichi Prefecture. Much of the town’s area is covered by mountains and forest, and portions of the town are within the borders of the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Shinshiro
• Toyota
• Kitashitara District
  • Toyone
  • Toei

Nagano Prefecture

• Shimoina District
  • Neba

History

During the Edo period most of present Shitara was tenryō under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was organized into several villages within Kitashitara District. Taguchi Village, the site of the district administrative office, was elevated to town status on October 10, 1900. The town of Shitara was established on September 30, 1956 through the merger of Taguchi with the neighboring villages of Damine, Nagura and Furikusa. The village of Tsugu was also formed on the same day through the merger of Kamitsugu and Shimotsugu villages. Shitara and Tsugu merged on October 1, 2005.

Economy

The primary industry of Shitara is agriculture.

Education

Primary schools

• Taguchi Primary School
• Seirei Primary School
• Damine Primary School
• Nagura Primary School
• Tsugu Primary School

Junior High schools

• Shitara Junior High School
• Tsugu Junior High School

High schools

• Taguchi High School

Foreign Exchange Program

• Thomas Middle School (Arlington Heights, IL, USA)
• South Middle School (Arlington Heights, IL, USA)

Transportation

Railway

Shitara is not served by railway.

Highway

• Japan National Route 257
• Japan National Route 420
• Japan National Route 473

Local attractions

• Kurabune Ruins (鞍船遺跡) – Jomon period archaeological site excavated in 1922
• Damine Castle (田峯城) – ruins of a Sengoku period castle
• Soezawa Onsen - hot spring resort

Noted people from Shitara

• Mitsuzo Sasaki - author

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shitara, Aichi.

• Shitara official website in Japanese (with link to pages in English)

Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya (capital)
Wards of Nagoya	Atsuta Chikusa Higashi Kita Meitō Midori Minami Minato Mizuho Moriyama Naka Nakagawa Nakamura Nishi Shōwa Tempaku
Core cities	Okazaki Toyohashi Toyota
Special cities	Ichinomiya Kasugai
Cities	Aisai Ama Anjō Chiryū Chita Gamagōri Handa Hekinan Inazawa Inuyama Iwakura Kariya Kitanagoya Kiyosu Komaki Kōnan Miyoshi Nagakute Nishio Nisshin Ōbu Owariasahi Seto Shinshiro Tahara Takahama Tokoname Tōkai Toyoake Toyokawa Tsushima Yatomi
Aichi District	Tōgō
Ama District	Kanie Ōharu Tobishima
Chita District	Agui Higashiura Mihama Minamichita Taketoyo
Kitashitara District	Shitara Tōei Toyone
Nishikasugai District	Toyoyama
Niwa District	Fusō Ōguchi
Nukata District	Kōta
List of mergers in Aichi Prefecture