Shingū, Hyōgo

Shingū (新宮町, Shingū-chō) was a town located in Ibo District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Shingū, Hyōgo 新宮町
Yoshima Kofun
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Coordinates: 34°55′07″N 134°32′58″E
Area
• Total	99.55 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (September 1, 2005)	16,918
Time zone	Japan Standard Time

Population

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,139 and a density of 172.16 persons per km². The total area was 99.55 km².

History

On October 1, 2005, Shingū, along with the towns of Ibogawa and Mitsu (all from Ibo District), was merged into the expanded city of Tatsuno.^[1]

Attractions

The town of Shingū was located approximately 35 km west of the city of Himeji. The town consisted of numerous old homes of traditional Japanese design and sits among abundant rice fields. The town is surrounded on three sides by mountains of several hundred feet.