Area 72.14 km² | District Yōrō Local time Sunday 6:35 PM | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 75% Humidity Points of interest Yōrō Falls, Yoro Park, Children's World, Site of Reversible Destiny Y, Yōrō Shrine | ||
Yōrō (養老町, Yōrō-chō) is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on the eastern side of the Yōrō Mountains.
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Map of Yoro District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
As of July 2011, the town has an estimated population of 31,058. The total area is 72.14 km². The town is on the Kintetsu Yōrō Line, and can be reached from Ōgaki to the north or Kuwana to the south.
Attractions
Local legends
A local woodcutter discovered a stream that ran with fine sake. He filled a gourd and brought the sake to his father. Drinking the water made his father feel youthful and turned his hair from gray to black. Empress Gensho of Nara visited Yōrō to try the water and it made her feel youthful, too.
There is a persimmon tree that grows hair on the grounds of Fukugenji temple, because a murder victim is buried beneath the tree.
Railroad
References
Yōrō, Gifu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA