List of mergers in Yamanashi Prefecture
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Here is a list of mergers in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.
[edit] Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
- On March 1, 2003 - the towns of Tomizawa and Nanbu from the Minamikoma District merged to form the new town of Nanbu.
- On April 1, 2003 - the municipalities of Shirane, Wakakusa, Kushigata, Kōsai, Hatta and Ashiyasu (all from Nakakoma District) merged to form the new city of Minami-Alps.
- On November 15, 2003 - the municipalities of Kawaguchiko, Katsuyama and Ashiwada from Minamitsuru District merged to form the new town of Fujikawaguchiko.
- On September 1, 2004 - the town of Futaba from Kitakoma District and the towns of Ryūō and Shikishima from Nakakoma District merged to form the new city of Kai.
- On September 13, 2004 - the town of Minobu merged with the towns of Nakatomi and Shimobe (from Nishiyatsushiro District) to form the new town of Minobu (in Minamikoma District).
- On October 12, 2004 - the municipalities of Ichinomiya, Isawa, Misaka, Sakaigawa and Yatsushiro (all from Higashiyatsushiro District) and the town of Kasugai from Higashiyamanashi District merged to form the new city of Fuefuki.
- On November 1, 2004 - the municipalities of Akeno, Hakushū, Mukawa, Nagasaka, Ōizumi, Sutama and Takane (all from Kitakoma District) merged to form the new city of Hokuto.
- On February 13, 2005 - the town of Uenohara from Kitatsuru District merged with the village of Akiyama from Minamitsuru District to become the city of Uenohara.
- On March 22, 2005 - the town of Makioka and the village of Mitomi from Higashiyamanashi District merged into the old city of Yamanashi to form the new city of Yamanashi.
- On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Ichikawadaimon, Mitama and Rokugō (all from Nishiyatsushiro District) merged to form the new town of Ichikawamisato.
- On November 1, 2005 - the city of Enzan merged with the towns of Katsunuma and Yamato (both from Higashiyamanashi District) to form the new city of Kōshū. Higashiyamanashi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On February 20, 2006 - the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi from Nakakoma District and the village of Toyotomi from Higashiyatsushiro District merged to form the new city of Chūō.
- On March 1, 2006 - The northern part of Kamikuishiki from Nishiyatsushiro District (the localities of Furuseki, and Kakehashi) and the town of Nakamichi from Higashiyatsushiro District merged into the city of Kōfu.
- On March 1, 2006 - The southern part of Kamikuishiki from Nishiyatsushiro District (the localities of Fujigane, Motosu, and Shoji) merged into the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Minamitsuru District.
- On March 15, 2006 - the town of Kobuchisawa from Kitakoma District merged into the city of Hokuto. Kitakoma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On August 1, 2006 - the city of Fuefuki absorbed the village of Ashigawa, the only village left in Higashiyatsushiro District. Higashiyatsushiro District is now dissolved.
- On March 8, 2010 - the towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa from the Minamikoma District merged to form the new town of Fujikawa.
