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Togakushi, Nagano

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Sunday 1:47 PM

Togakushi, Nagano

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 48% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Togakushi Shrine, Togakureryuninpo Museum, Kagamiike

Togakushi (戸隠村, Togakushi-mura) was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Togakushi, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture 381-4101, Japan

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,690 and a density of 35.33 persons per km². The total area was 132.76 km².

On January 1, 2005, Togakushi, along with the village of Ōoka (from Sarashina District), the town of Toyono, and the village of Kinasa (all from Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano.

Togakushi was formerly known as the village of Togakure which some consider to be the birthplace of Togakure Ryu Ninpo by its founder Daisuke Nishina (Togakure).

References

Togakushi, Nagano Wikipedia