Shitara, Aichi

Infobox City Japan
Name= Shitara
JapaneseName= 設楽町
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Aichi
District= Kitashitara
Area_km2= 273.96
PopDate= November 1, 2007
Population= 6,065
Density_km2= 22.14
Coords= coord|35|6|N|137|34|E|region:JP_type:city|display=title
Tree= Japanese beech
Flower= Rhododendron
Bird=
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Mayor= Kazutoshi Kato
CityHallPostalCode= 441-2301
CityHallAddress= 2 Idate, Taguti, Shitara-chō, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi-ken
CityHallPhone= 0536-62-0511
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.shitara.aichi.jp/myweb_city32/index.asp Shitara Town]

nihongo|Shitara|設楽町|Shitara-chō is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi, Japan.

As of December 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 6,383 and a density of 22.27 persons per km². The total area is 273.96 km².

On October 10, 2005 the village of Tsugu merged into Shitara Town.

History

*September 30, 1956 - Shitara Town and Tsugu Village were founded.
*October 1, 2005 - New Shitara Town was founded by the unification of Shitara Town, Tsugu Village.

Administration

Mayor

Kazutoshi Kato (加藤 和年 "Katō Kazutoshi")

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

Transportation

National highway

*National highway in the town - Route 257, Route 420, Route 473

Bus

*Toyotetsu Bus - Shinshiro Byōinmae, Shinshiro Keisatsusho, Shinshiro Higashi Kōkō, Motonagashino Ekimae, Taguchi, Shimotsugu
*Shitara Town Bus

ightseeing

*Kurabune Ruins (鞍船遺跡)
*Damine Castle (田峯城)
*Michi-no-Eki:Tsugu Kōgen Green Park (道の駅つぐ高原グリーンパーク)
*Michi-no-Eki: Agri-station Nagura (道の駅アグリステーションなぐら)

External links

* [http://www.town.shitara.aichi.jp/ Shitara official website] in Japanese (with link to pages in English)