Mikage, Hokkaido

Mikage (御影村, Mikage-mura) is a former village that was located in the Kasai District of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The village was formed in 1921 when it separated from the village of Memuro.[1] It was named after the granite which was mined in the area, which is sometimes called mikageishi (御影石) in Japanese.[2][3] In October 1922 the train station within the village was renamed to Mikage Station[2] and telephone service was installed in 1923.[1] The village opened public junior and senior high schools in 1947 and 1951 respectively.[1] In 1956 it merged with the neighbouring town of Shimizu.[1]

References
  1. "歴史" [History] (in Japanese). Town of Shimizu. 1 September 2016.
  2. "JR御影駅（無人駅）" [JR Mikage Station (unmanned station)] (in Japanese). JR Kushiro. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "御影石の英語". Weblio. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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