Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture, Chūbu Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Yōrō (養老町, Yōrō-chō) is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, the town had an estimated population density of 405 persons per km². The total area of the town was 72.29 square km (27.91 sq mi).

Geography Yōrō is located in south-west Gifu Prefecture, with the Yōrō Mountains to the west and the plains of the Ibi River to the east, The Makita River also flows through the town.

Neighbouring municipalities Gifu Prefecture ◦ Ōgaki; ◦ Kaizu; ◦ Tarui; ◦ Wanouchi; • Mie Prefecture ◦ Inabe.

Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yōrō peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

History The area around Yōrō was part of traditional Mino Province. With the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the town of Yōrō was established on April 1, 1897. Yōrō merged with the town of Takeda and villages of Hirohata, Kamitado, Ikebe, Kasago, Kobata, Tado, Hiyoshi and Aihara in 1954 to form the town of Yōrō. A referendum to merge into the city of Ōgaki was defeated in 2004.

Education Yōrō has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education.

Transport: Rail • Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line ◦ Yōrō - Mino-Takada - Karasue

Transport: Road • Meishin Expressway • Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway • National Route 258. •

Local attractions • Mount Yōrō • Yōrō Falls • Kikusui-Sen spring • Yōrō Temple • Reversible Destiny-Yoro Park is a theme park in Yōrō described as "an 'experience park' conceived on the theme of encountering the unexpected. By guiding visitors through various unexpected experiences as they walk through its component areas, the Site offers them opportunities to rethink their physical and spiritual orientation to the world". The park was opened in October 1995. Designed by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins. • Tōkai Nature Trail