Country Japan Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture Website www.town.sayo.lg.jp Local time Friday 3:25 AM | Region Kansai District Sayō Population 20,939 (31 Mar 2008) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 3°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity Points of interest Sanbōrisan Park, Rikan Castle, Sayo Choritsu Hakubuts | ||
Sayō (佐用町, Sayō-chō) is a town located in Sayō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Sayo, Sayo District, Hy%C5%8Dgo, Japan
As of March 31, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 20,939. The total area is 307.51 km².
On October 1, 2005 the towns of Kōzuki, Mikazuki and Nankō, all from Sayō District were merged into Sayō.
In August 2009 around a dozen people in Sayo are dead or missing as a result of flash floods, according to NHK. According to the Japan Times, 390 homes were flooded.
References
Sayō, Hyōgo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA