Toyomatsu, Hiroshima

Toyomatsu (豊松村; -son) was a village located in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan.

The village maintained their village status since the end of 19th century, but on November 5, 2004, the village merged with three towns from the district to form the town of Jinsekikōgen. It was the last municipality in Hiroshima Prefecture to act as a village and due to the disbanding this village, all villages have been dissolved within Hiroshima Prefecture(only the third case following Hyōgo and Kagawa Prefectures)

Timeline

* April 1, 1889 The village was established. The village area includes 有木, 上豊松, 笹尾, 下豊松, 中平.
* July 1, 1897 The villages of Arugi, Kamitoyomatsu, Sasao, Shimotoyomatsu, and Nakadaira merged to form the village of Toyomatsu.
* In middle of 1950s, Toyomatsu and Yuki town had a merger discussion. but that did not come true.
* November 5, 2004 Merged with the other three towns from Jinseki District to form the town of Jinsakikōgen and the village dissolved.

Geography

* River
** Senwa River flows in north of the village. One of the Takahashi River's branch.
* Mountains
** Yonamiyama (米見山, Elevation 663m)

Famous and historic place

* 仙養ヶ原 (Senyōgahara)
* Lucky Buddha (幸運仏)
* Toyomatsu Paper Plane Tower (とよまつ紙ヒコーキ・タワー)

Industry

* Agriculture is main industry. special products are konnyaku potato and tomato.

Larger sections of a village

* Arugi（有木）
* Kamitoyomatsu（上豊松）
* sasao（笹尾）
* shimotoyomatsu（下豊松）
* nakadaira（中平）

Education (as per November 4, 2004 data)

* Elementary schools
** Toyomatsu Village Elementary School
* Middle Schools
** Toyomatsu Village Middle School