Yamamoto District, Akita

Location of Yamamoto District in Akita Prefecture

Yamamoto (山本郡, Yamamoto-gun) is a district located in Akita, Japan.

There are three towns in the district.

• Fujisato
• Happō
• Mitane

District Timeline

• September 1, 1962 - The village of Yamamoto gained town status. (4 towns, 3 villages)
• November 1, 1963 - The village of Fujisato gained town status. (5 towns, 2 villages)
• September 1, 1965 - The village of Hachiryū gained town status. (6 towns, 1 village)
• March 20, 2006 - The towns of Hachiryū, Koto'oka, and Yamamoto merged to form the new town of Mitane. (4 towns, 1 village)
• March 21, 2006 - The town of Futatsui merged with the City of Noshiro to create the new city, also called Noshiro. (3 towns, 1 village)
• March 27, 2006 - The town of Hachimori and village of Minehama merged to create the new town of Happō. (3 towns)

Municipal mergers

• Shirakami - The district (all but the town of Fujisato) was originally scheduled to merge with Noshiro to form the new city of Shirakami, but the city of Noshiro was opposed to this name and left the merger conference. The remaining six towns and villages tried to merge, but this also backfired because this merger would turn Hachimori and Minehama into an enclave of the new city. The city of Noshiro tried to return to the conference, but the district refused by saying "[We] cannot rely on Noshiro." The conference split into three different merger conferences of "Noshiro-Futatsui," "Southern Three Towns," and "Northern Two Towns and Villages."
• Noshiro-Futatsui - The city of Noshiro, which wasn't allowed to return the merger conference, asked the independent town of Futatsui to merge, launched the Noshiro-Futatsui Merger Conference, and merged to form the new city of Noshiro. (The town of Futatsui wanted the new city's name to be Yoneshiro (米代市).)
• Southern Yamamoto - Three Towns - The three towns of Hachiryū, Kotoka, and Yamamoto merged, forming the new town of Mitane.
• Northern Yamamoto - One Town and One Village - The town of Hachimori and the village of Minehama merged, forming the new town of Happō.