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Encyclopedia > Daio, Mie

Daiō (大王町; -chō) was a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Shima (志摩郡; -gun) is a district located in Mie, Japan. ... Mie Prefecture (三重県; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...


On October 1, 2004 Daio merged with Ago, Hamajima, Isobe and Shima to form Shima City. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ago (阿児町; -cho) was a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. ... Hamajima (浜島町; -cho) is a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. ... Isobe (磯部町; -cho) is a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. ... Shima (志摩町; -cho) is a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. ... Shima (志摩町; -cho) is a town located in Shima District, Mie, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,154 and a density of 632.09 persons per km². The total area was 12.90 km². 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


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Asekaki Jizo Bosatsu -- The Sweating Bosatsu of Japanese Buddhism. (682 words)
The local Jizo Hall in Daio-cho Town holds one of the three great festivals in the Ise-Shima area, the Festival of the Sweating Jizo.
According to local legend, a statue of Jizo was long ago caught in a fishing net off Daio Island.
It took three attempts to finally retrieve the statue, as though the statue was resisting capture.
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