Kurobane, Tochigi
Kurobane (黒羽町, Kurobane-machi) was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
During the Edo period Kurobane developed as the castle town for Kurobane Domain, an 18,000 koku feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.
As of 2003 the town had an estimated population of 16,499 and a density of 87.93 persons per km. The total area was 187.64 km.
On October 1, 2005, Kurobane, along with the village of Yuzukami (also from Nasu District), was merged into the expanded city of Ōtawara.
References
- ^ "総務省|令和2年版 地方財政白書|資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
- Ōtawara official website (in Japanese)