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Shimoichi Town
Nara Prefecture · Town
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Shimoichi Town has streets along the Akino River, south of the Yoshino River, and prospered as the entrance to Yoshino, where markets have been held since the Heian period. It was a commercial town where the "Shimoichi-fuda," said to be Japan's first commercial bill, was born, and it is the setting of the "Sushi Shop" scene of the kabuki play "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura." Chopstick making and plum and persimmon growing are also active.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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