Toyota, Yamaguchi

Toyota, Yamaguchi

nihongo|Toyota|豊田町|Toyota-chō was a town located in Toyoura District, Yamaguchi, Japan. On February 13, 2005 Toyota merged into the city of Shimonoseki.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,581 and a density of 40.26 persons per km². The total area was 163.47 km².

As suggested by the presence of a local museum and a summer festival, Toyota is renowned for its firefly population, which makes an appearance for a short time during the month of June.

Although there are numerous spots where fireflies gather in Toyota, the most popular ones are along the banks of nihongo|Koya River|木屋川|Koya-gawa, down which one can ride Toyota's famed nihongo|Firefly Boat|蛍舟|hotaru-bune during the latter weeks of June.

External links

* [http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~toyotask/index.html Toyota official website] (in Japanese)


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