Shintone, Ibaraki

Shintone

新利根しんとね町まち
Shintone 新利根しんとね町まち
	Map of Shintone (green), Ibaraki.; Established April 1, 1955.; Disestablished March 22, 2005.
	Flag Seal
	Coordinates: 35°54′41″N 140°17′42″E / 35.91139°N 140.29500°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki
District	Inashiki
Area
• Total	29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2005)
• Total	10,391
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Chrysanthemum × morifolium
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler

Shintone (新利根しんとね町まち, Shintone-machi) was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Population

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,434 and a population density of 350.84 persons per km². The total area was 29.74 km².

Geography

Shintone was located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.

Crossed from west to east by the Shintone River (新利根川しんとねがわ). The Ono River (小野川おのがわ) was on the northern border and Hachiku River (破竹はちく川がわ) on the southwest border.

Its adjacent municipalities were Ryūgasaki City, Edosaki Town, Azuma Town and Kawachi Town.

History

April 1, 1955, Nemoto Village, Shibasaki Village, and Ōta Village merged to form Shintone Village.^[1]

April 1, 1982, Japan National Route 408 is enacted.

June 1, 1996, the town system is enforced and becomes Shintone Town.

March 22, 2005, Shintone, along with the towns of Azuma and Edosaki, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

The address of the town hall was 〒300-1412, Shintone-machi, 7427 Shibasaki.^[2]

In 2018 the dismantling process of the former Shintone Town Hall and other facilities began.^[3]

Road

National highways: Japan National Route 408.

Main local road: Ibaraki Prefectural Road 5 and Ibaraki Prefectural Road 49.

Historic sites and recreation places

Hōzenji Temple and Forest (逢善寺てらと森もり)
Hirai family residence (平井ひらい家か住宅じゅうたく)
Dōmae Nature Park – On a bank of the Shintone River (堂前どうまえ自然しぜん公園こうえん)
Shintone Sports Park - Sport center and baseball (新利根しんとね総合そうごう運動公園うんどうこうえん)
Shintone Community Center (新利根しんとね公民館こうみんかん)

References

^ "茨城いばらき県けん稲敷いなしき郡ぐん新利根しんとね村むら-歴史れきし的てき行政ぎょうせい区く (in Japanese) - Shintone Village, Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture - Historical Administrative District -". geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "稲敷いなしき市役所しやくしょ・新利根しんとね庁舎ちょうしゃ (In japanese) - Inashiki City Hall・Shintone Government Building -". homemate-research-public.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ "稲敷いなしき市しの新利根しんとね庁舎ちょうしゃなど４施設しせつの解体かいたい工事こうじは来年度らいねんどに (In japanese) - Demolition work of 4 facilities including Shintone Government building in Inashiki city will be done next year -". nikoukei.co.jp,January 20, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

External links

Official website of Inashiki city (in Japanese)

[1] "茨城いばらき県けん稲敷いなしき郡ぐん新利根しんとね村むら-歴史れきし的てき行政ぎょうせい区く (in Japanese) - Shintone Village, Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture - Historical Administrative District -". geoshape.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[2] "稲敷いなしき市役所しやくしょ・新利根しんとね庁舎ちょうしゃ (In japanese) - Inashiki City Hall・Shintone Government Building -". homemate-research-public.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[3] "稲敷いなしき市しの新利根しんとね庁舎ちょうしゃなど４施設しせつの解体かいたい工事こうじは来年度らいねんどに (In japanese) - Demolition work of 4 facilities including Shintone Government building in Inashiki city will be done next year -". nikoukei.co.jp,January 20, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

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