 Shiojiri's location in Nagano, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 290.18 km2 (112.04 sq mi) |
| Population (as of February 1, 2006) | |
| Total | 68,231 |
| Density | 235.17 /km² (609 /sq mi) |
| Location | Coordinates: |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Taxus cuspidata |
| Flower | Chinese bellflower |
| Shiojiri Government Office | |
| Mayor | Toshiyuki Oguchi |
| Address | 3-3 Daimon Nanabanmachi, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0786 |
| Phone number | 0263-52-0280 |
| Official website: City of Shiojiri | |
Shiojiri (塩尻市 Shiojiri-shi?) is a city located in Nagano, Japan.
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Shiojiri is a minor transport hub for central Japan, as it sits at the junction of road and rail routes to Nagano, Nagoya, and Tokyo. The Chūō Main Line, Chūō Expressway, and Nagano Expressway all run through Shiojiri.
Shiojiri is the location of the Hiraide ruins, one of the three largest ancient ruins in Japan. Artifacts from the Jōmon period through the Heian period have been discovered there, as well as the remains of 47 ancient dwellings.
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| Azumino | Chikuma | Chino | Iida | Iiyama | Ina | Komagane | Komoro | Matsumoto | Nagano | Nakano | Okaya | Omachi | Saku | Shiojiri | Suwa | Suzaka | Tomi | Ueda | |||
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| Chiisagata | Hanishina | Higashichikuma | Kamiina | Kamiminochi | Kamitakai | Kiso | Kitaazumi | Kitasaku | Minamisaku | Shimoina | Shimominochi | Shimotakai | Suwa | |||
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