Shimoyama, Aichi

Shimoyama 下山村
Former municipality
Location of Shimoyama in Aichi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
District	Higashikamo
Merged	April 1, 2005 (now part of Toyota)
Area
• Total	114.18 km^2 (44.09 sq mi)
Population  (September 1, 2004)
• Total	5,593
• Density	48.9/km^2 (127/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Lilium japonicum
Tree	Chamaecyparis obtusa

Shimoyama (下山村, Shimoyama-mura) was a village located in Higashikamo District, east-central Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 5,593 and a population density of 48.9 persons per km². Its total area was 114.18 km².

The modern village of Shimoyama was created on October 1, 1889.

On April 1, 2005, Shimoyama, along with the town of Fujioka, the village of Obara (both from Nishikamo District), and the towns of Asuke, Asahi, and Inabu (all from Higashikamo District), was merged into the expanded city of Toyota,^[1][2] and has ceased to exist as an independent municipality.

The Kilometre Zero of Shimoyama

References

1. 豊田市. "山村地域移住情報バンク｜豊田市". Toyota City (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-07. 平成17年4月1日に旧藤岡町、小原村、足助町、下山村、旭町、稲武町（旧6町村）が合併し、現在の豊田市になりました。
2. "愛知県の市町村合併 - 愛知県". Aichi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 2024-02-07.