Mino, Kagawa

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**Mino**
**三野町**
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Shikoku, Kagawa
District	Mitoyo
Physical characteristics
Area	19.34 km² (7.47 sq mi)
Population (as of November 1, 2005)
Total	9,952
Density	501.76 /km² (1,300 /sq mi)
Symbols
Tree	Satsuki azalea
Flower	Sakura
Mino Government Office

Mino (三野町; -cho) was a town located in the former Mitoyo District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 1, 2006 the town merged with six other towns from the district forming the city of Mitoyo and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 9,952 and a density of 501.76 persons per km². The total area was 19.34 km².

Mino had a sister city relationship with Evansville, Indiana.

The city of Mitoyo gets half its name from Mino, the other half is from Toyota District (豊田郡).

1 History
2 Education
3 Transportation
4 Famous Places and Events
- 4.1 Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage
5 Famous People From Mino
6 External links

[edit] History

March 16, 1899 Mino District is dissolved by incorporating parts of it into the neighboring Toyota and Mitoyo Districts.
April 1, 1955　Shimotakase Village, Omi Village,and Yoshizu Village combine to become Mino Village.
September 1, 1961　Renamed Mino Town.
January 1, 2006　Combines with 6 other towns to become Mitoyo city.

[edit] Education

Mino's Junior High School

The following were kindergarten, elementary, and junior high schools in the town. There were no high schools or secondary schools in Mino.

Shimotakase Kindergarten
Yoshizu Kindergarten
Omi Kindergarten
Shimotakase Elementary School
Yoshizu Elementary School
Omi Elementary School
Minotsu Junior High School

[edit] Transportation

Shikoku Railway Company(JR Shikoku)
- Yosan Line
  - Mino Station
  - Tsushima no Miya Station - This station is only open for two days a year during the summer. August 4 and August 5 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM. It was built in 1916. The train schedule for this station is available from June to August only.

Highways
- Expressway
  - Takamatsu Expressway - There is an on/off ramp in Mino, but only heading towards Takamatsu for the on-ramp and towards Matsuyama for the off-ramp.
- National Highways
  - Route 11
- Regional Highways
  - Route 21 - Marugame to Takuma to Kan'onji
  - Route 23 - Takuma to Kotohira
  - Route 48 - Zentsuji to Takuma
- Local Routes
  - Route 220 Omi to Yoshizu to Nio
  - Route 221 Miyao to Takase
  - Route 222 Shimotakase to Takase