Nagao, Kagawa

Nagao in Kagawa Prefecture

Nagao (長尾町, -chō^?) was a town in Ōkawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

On April 1, 2002 Nagao was merged with the towns of Ōkawa, Sangawa, Shido and Tsuda, all from Ōkawa District, to form the new city of Sanuki.^[1]

History

• September 16, 1956 - Zouta (造田, -mura^?) merges Nagao-cho(the 2nd), and Nagao (長尾町, -cho^?) (the 3rd) starts.
• November 1, 1959 - The part of the Miki (三木町, -cho^?), Kita District large section of a town well is admitted.

Area composition

Nagao (長尾町, -cho^?) consisted of 4 areas.

• Zouta (造田^?) Area　(plains)
• Nagao (長尾^?) Area (plains)
• Maeyama (前山^?) Area (Mountainous region)
• Tawa (多和^?) Area (Mountainous region)

Traffic

Roadside Station

• Roadside Station Nagao (道の駅ながお, Michi no eki Nagao^?)

Famous building

• Nagao temple (長尾寺, Nagao-ji^?)
• Ōkubo temple (大窪寺, Ōkubo-ji^?)

References

1. ^ "Weekly News." KSB.