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Townhouses raised on stone retaining walls above a cliff - silk and paper wealth expressed as vertical construction.
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Yatsuo (八尾町, Yatsuo-machi) was a town located in Nei District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was famous for Owara Kaze no bon festival. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,105 and a density of 93.33 persons per km2. The total area was 236.86 km2. On April 1, 2005, Yatsuo, along with the towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama (both from Kaminiikawa District), the town of Fuchū, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada (all from Nei District), was merged into the expanded city of Toyama.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Townhouses built on stone walls, Town that prospered on silkworms and paper Genre：Architecture
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