Myōgi, Gunma

Myōgi (妙義町, Myōgi-machi) was a town located in Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

On March 27, 2006, Myōgi was merged into the expanded city of Tomioka.[1]

In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,901 and a density of 170.41 persons per km2. The total area was 28.76 km2.

Massacre

On February 7, 1900, a man killed seven people at the Myōgi shrine. he stole a sword from a policeman, killed the chief priest and three attendants, and then turned against the crowd who had rushed to the scene, murdering three other people, before he himself was killed.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "Series of shocking murders at Yokohama". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  3. ^ "Epidemic of Murder in Yokohama, Japan". San Francisco Call. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  4. ^ "Items of News from Japan". Chanute Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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