Inukai, Ōita

Inukai (犬飼町, Inukai-machi) was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,324 and the density of 92.51 persons per km². The total area was 46.74 km².

On March 31, 2005, Inukai, along with the towns of Asaji, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno.^[1][2]

Notable people

Fictional

• Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II, protagonist of comedy manga and live-action movie Detroit Metal City.

References

1. "豊後大野市の歴史 | 豊後大野市". 豊後大野市. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
2. データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 121. 大野郡の野津町を除く三重町、清川村、緒方町、朝地町、大野町、千歳村、犬飼町の 5 町 2 村が、 2005 年 3 月 31 日に合併して誕生。