Toga, Toyama

Toga, Toyama

Toga (利賀村 -mura) was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan. Historically, along with neighbouring Taira, Kami-Taira and Shirakawa-go, the four villages formed what was known as the Gokayama region. The region is renowned for a unique type of A-frame housing design.Fact|date=August 2008 These "gassho-zukuri" houses traditionally had thatched roofs and were 3-4 stories high. The design helped keep snow from piling up in the heavy winter conditions.

On November 1, 2004, Toga merged with 7 other nearby villages and towns to form the city of Nanto, Toyama.

Geographically, Toga is very mountainous with more than 96% of its area being forest cover.

As of 2003, Toga had an estimated population of 999 and a density of 5.63 persons per km². The total area was 177.58 km². However, the actual population is probably far less as many people who were registered in the village actually reside in neighbouring areas.

External links

* [http://www.city.nanto.toyama.jp/webapps/www/english/index.html/ Nanto City official website (in English)]


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