- Seinaiji, Nagano
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Name= Seinaiji
JapaneseName= 清内路村
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Prefecture= Nagano
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Area_km2= 44.16
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Population= 730
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CityHallLink= [http://www.seinaiji.jp/ Village of Seinaji]nihongo|Seinaiji|清内路村|Seinaiji-mura is a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano,
Japan .As of
2003 , the village has an estimatedpopulation of 748 and a density of 16.94 persons per km². The total area is 44.16 km².The village has a new elementary and new junior high school, both of which have a weekly visit from a Native English Speaker. At the time of writing, this teacher was Louise Beard from England. The village also has a kindergarten.
Seinaiji is famous for its fireworks displays. All the fireworks are made by hand in the village and at the festival people dance underneath them. It is not uncommon for people to get mild burns from this ritual.
In Seinaiji, there stands an ancient sakura (cherry blossom) tree that people take bus trips to see when it is in bloom.
Seinaiji is located close to Iida City on Route 256.
A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented on
March 31 ,2009 ; Senaiji will merge into Achi. Both Senaiji and Achi are in Shimoina District.http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/chubu/20.htm]References
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