Yōrō, Gifu
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Yōrō 養老町 |
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Central Yōrō seen from Yōrō Mountains
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 Location of Yōrō in Gifu Prefecture |
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 Yōrō
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| Coordinates: 35°18′N 136°34′E / 35.300°N 136.567°ECoordinates: 35°18′N 136°34′E / 35.300°N 136.567°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūbu | |
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture | |
| District | Yōrō | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Takashi Ōhashi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 72.14 km2 (27.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (July 2011) | ||
| • Total | 31,058 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Buxus microphylla | |
| • Flower | Chrysanthemum morifolium | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | Takada 798, Yōrō-chō, Yōrō-gun, Gifu-ken 503-1392 |
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| Website | www |
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Yōrō (養老町 Yōrō-chō?) is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on the eastern side of the Yōrō Mountains.
As of July 2011, the town has an estimated population of 31,058. The total area is 72.14 km². The town is on the Kintetsu Yōrō Line, and can be reached from Ōgaki to the north or Kuwana to the south.
A local woodcutter discovered a stream that ran with fine sake. He filled a gourd and brought the sake to his father. Drinking the water made his father feel youthful and turned his hair from gray to black. Empress Gensho of Nara visited Yōrō to try the water and it made her feel youthful, too.
There is a persimmon tree that grows hair on the grounds of Fukugenji temple, because a murder victim is buried beneath the tree.
Yoro artwork
The Yoro Waterval
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